From 70c750c0e8e54947399245af6c8b49f908c8939c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 16:06:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Deprecate use of the INITIAL argument for completing-read. --- lispref/minibuf.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/lispref/minibuf.texi b/lispref/minibuf.texi index 5d8dc146bb6..0f15e02acd2 100644 --- a/lispref/minibuf.texi +++ b/lispref/minibuf.texi @@ -697,6 +697,11 @@ into the minibuffer as part of the input. Then it allows the user to edit the input, providing several commands to attempt completion. In most cases, we recommend using @var{default}, and not @var{initial}. +@strong{We discourage use of a non-@code{nil} value for +@var{initial}}, because it is an intrusive interface. The history +list (which did not exist when we introduced @var{initial}) is a far +more convenient way for the user to get the default and edit it. + If the argument @var{inherit-input-method} is non-@code{nil}, then the minibuffer inherits the current input method (@pxref{Input Methods}) and the setting of @code{enable-multibyte-characters} -- 2.39.5