GNU bug report logs - #55041
28.1; repeat-mode always prints message when enabled

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:54:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 28.1

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Message #22 received at 55041 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 55041 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com>,
 Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#55041: 28.1; repeat-mode always prints message when enabled
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 16:22:16 +0200
Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

>> I vote for keeping the message, but I have no strong opinion.
>
> Why though?  How does it help me as a user?  And if I do need this
> information for some reason, why can't I just flip the mode off and on
> again?
>
> I would vote for getting rid of it, FWIW.

I can't remember what my reasoning was back then, and looking at it
again, I agree with you -- it doesn't really seem very useful to a user.

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