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Strange things happens with C-v in read-file-name

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Message #38 received at 5765 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: no-spam <at> cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5765 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>,
	emacs-devel <at> gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
	"Kim F. Storm" <storm <at> cua.dk>
Subject: Re: bug#5765: Strange things happens with C-v in read-file-name
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:58:17 +0200

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Stefan Monnier
> <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>>> But maybe it is serious enough for the release because CUA keys does
>>> not work in the minibuffer at all without this change. (And I doubt it
>>> can break anything.)
>>
>> It's been that way for a long time, so there's no hurry to fix it.
>
>
> Normally I would agree with that reasoning, but not here. The reason
> it has been this way for a long time is probably because cua-mode has
> not got much attention. It has been kind of a second class citizen.
> Perhaps no one really expected it to work. I think it would be good to
> show that we care about this.
>
> Doesn't this change only affect cua-mode users? I think those desire
> this change.

The basic question is: Is this a regression wrt 23.1 or not?

-- 
Kim F. Storm  http://www.cua.dk

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