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29.1; Make register-read-with-preview more useful

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From: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>
To: Bastien Guerry <bzg <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, jonas <at> bernoul.li, 66394 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#66394: 29.1; Make register-read-with-preview more useful
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:01:49 +0000

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Bastien Guerry <bzg <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Even better is this patch which ask for confirmation when overwriting a
>> register but not when jumping, inserting or setting a new register:
>
> Yes, this goes in the right direction, thanks!
>
> The patch works fine when `register-use-preview' is nil. (I wonder if
> the prompt "Register `%s' is empty" is not still displayed, though: I
> believe I've seen it flash.)
>
> When `register-use-preview' is t (the default), it skips confirmation
> only when setting the _first_ empty register: when setting another
> empty register, confirmation reappears.  Can you reproduce this bug?

No, can you give me a recipe.

Thanks.

-- 
Thierry

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