On 2024-05-23, 11:13 +0000, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> wrote:

> That's because you can only use %\N placeholder for %^{prompt} but not
> for %^{prompt}X.
> ...
> We can probably improve the error and the docstring to clarify this.

Thanks for the explanation, Ihor. I expected it to work in both cases, as the 
property prompt with value completion is very useful. I feel the error and the 
docstring can be confusing in this regard.

> We may also make %^{prompt}X expansions to work with %\N, but it can
> break the existing templates that are tuned to the current behaviour.

I see. Would it make sense to have another placeholder for '%^{prompt}X'?



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