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(Programming Tips): Add conventions for minibuffer questions and prompts.

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Richard M. Stallman 2005-09-04 01:48:26 +00:00
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@ -373,6 +373,20 @@ or @code{beep} to report errors.
An error message should start with a capital letter but should not end
with a period.
@item
A question asked in the minibuffer with @code{y-or-n-p} or
@code{yes-or-no-p} should start with a capital letter and end with
@samp{? }.
@item
When you mention a default value in a minibuffer prompt,
put it and the word @samp{default} inside parentheses.
It should look like this:
@example
Enter the answer: (default 42)
@end example
@item
In @code{interactive}, if you use a Lisp expression to produce a list
of arguments, don't try to provide the ``correct'' default values for