GNU bug report logs - #43593
27.1; `customize-set-variable': wrong prompt for Boolean value

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:13:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 27.1

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 43593 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 "43593 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <43593 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#43593: 27.1; `customize-set-variable': wrong
 prompt for Boolean value
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2021 15:17:55 +0000

> >  Set customized value for bar to true (y) or false (n): (y or n)
> 
> Yes, I agree that it's kinda obscure.  The proposed prompt here is a bit
> long though, so I've gone with this instead in Emacs 28:
> 
> "Set customized value for bar to true: (y or n)"

Yes, that's fine.  Thx.
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