GNU bug report logs - #49376
Feature request (poll): default function for pretty printing when called interactively

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: dalanicolai <at> gmail.com

Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2021 11:24:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 49376 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: dalanicolai <at> gmail.com
Cc: 49376 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49376: Feature request (poll): default function for pretty
 printing when called interactively
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2021 15:40:24 +0200

dalanicolai <at> gmail.com writes:

> So I was wondering if it would be reasonable to add a basic output
> function for this to the Emacs core.

I can't quite remember writing any command that would pretty-print a
Lisp expression when called interactively -- when a command displays
information to the user, pp-ing a Lisp expression is usually not the
most readable way.

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