(let ((message-log-max nil) done (first t) (code 0) char)
(while (not done)
(let ((inhibit-quit first)
- ;; Don't use input methods inside this function.
- (input-method-function nil)
;; Don't let C-h get the help message--only help function keys.
(help-char nil)
(help-form
or the octal character code.
RET terminates the character code and is discarded;
any other non-digit terminates the character code and is then used as input."))
- (and prompt (message "%s-" prompt))
- (setq char (read-event))
+ (setq char (read-event (and prompt (format "%s-" prompt)) t))
(if inhibit-quit (setq quit-flag nil)))
;; Translate TAB key into control-I ASCII character, and so on.
(and char