GNU bug report logs - #76235
[PATCH] Improve prompt for 'project-switch-project'

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Message #46 received at 76235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: 76235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#76235: [PATCH] Improve prompt for 'project-switch-project'
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:17:21 +0200

>>> -  (project-any-command project-prefix-map "[execute in %s]:"))
>>> +  (project-any-command project-prefix-map
>>> +                       (concat
>>> +                        "Execute in `"
>>> +                        (propertize "%s" 'face 'font-lock-string-face)
>>> +                        "':")))
>> I think square brackets [execute in %s] look better
>> and will be in line with square brackets in defcustom crm-prompt
>> when we will push the patch from bug#76028 when no more fixes
>> for completing-read-multiple are needed to avoid merge conflicts.
>
> Okay, if you are sure.
>
> No curly quotes and no string face, then?

Maybe better to make the prompt configurable
(not defcustom, but only a variable,
so it's easy to apply properties with face).
Then I'd like to change it to just "[%s]" to save space.
A longer explanatory text is more suitable for everyone
who use the command infrequently.

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