GNU bug report logs - #76028
31; completing-read-multiple: Add prompt indicator

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Message #26 received at 76028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: mail <at> daniel-mendler.de, 76028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#76028: 31; completing-read-multiple: Add prompt indicator
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:56:08 +0200

>> > I propose to add such an indicator to CRM by default. Above I have
>> > chosen the tag "CRM" for its shortness, but a more user friendly
>> > solution might require a longer more descriptive name. Furthermore the
>> > code above extracts the separator from the regular expression
>> > `crm-separator', which is not robust for all separators.
>> 
>> How about " [comma-separated list] "?
>
> Or maybe "Describe face (FACE1[,FACE2[,...]]): "

I see no more descriptive prompt that providing an example,
maybe with lower-case like all faces:

  Describe face (face1,face2,...):

A more generalized prompt would make this less clear, e.g.

  Describe face (separator ‘,’):

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