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authorLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2022-04-07 13:37:16 +0200
committerLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2022-04-07 13:37:16 +0200
commit4c8e23d5d7fb662dc9eefba67b52ae5df0dffe62 (patch)
tree162e69aef91031af6f97870d7f8bc1f9d8bd0e07 /src
parentd859cdd62157b3489ca893a54a4d7a6400cfae2c (diff)
Clarify read-answer-short/use-short-answers action
* lisp/emacs-lisp/map-ynp.el (read-answer-short): Clarify what this variable affects (bug#54754). * src/fns.c (Fyes_or_no_p): Mention `use-short-answers'.
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diff --git a/src/fns.c b/src/fns.c
index ee4e80b5069..4673fde28c7 100644
--- a/src/fns.c
+++ b/src/fns.c
@@ -2915,6 +2915,9 @@ it does up to one space will be removed.
The user must confirm the answer with RET, and can edit it until it
has been confirmed.
+If the `use-short-answers' variable is non-nil, instead of asking for
+\"yes\" or \"no\", this function will ask for \"y\" or \"n\".
+
If dialog boxes are supported, a dialog box will be used
if `last-nonmenu-event' is nil, and `use-dialog-box' is non-nil. */)
(Lisp_Object prompt)