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Re: Rationale behind conversion of a nil prefix arg to numeric 1


From: Florian v. Savigny
Subject: Re: Rationale behind conversion of a nil prefix arg to numeric 1
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2016 00:53:47 +0200


  > Yes.  Most commands use the argument as a repeat count, so having it
  > default to one makes perfect sense.

Ahh! You mean, like,

   C-u 80 -

conveniently draws a line across the screen. Yes, that makes it
understandable indeed. Sounds like the prefix argument was more or
less conceived as a repeat count.

Thanks a lot, Eli!

Florian


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