> * When you mention a default value in a minibuffer prompt, put it
> and the word `default' inside parentheses. It should look like
> this:
> Enter the answer: (default 42)
Yuck!
I *much* prefer
Enter the answer (default 42):
which is what is used by pretty much everything except for C-x b (where the
default is after the colon by "accident" AFAICT).
Stefan
PS: Actually I even prefer
Enter the answer [42]:
because minibuffer width is limited. I guess I should write a variant of
minibuffer-electric-default-mode which rewrites the (default foo) into
[foo].
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