Variable: minibuffer-eldef-shorten-default

minibuffer-eldef-shorten-default is a customizable variable defined in minibuf-eldef.el.gz.

This variable is obsolete since 29.1; use minibuffer-default-prompt-format instead.

Value

nil

Documentation

If non-nil, shorten "(default ...)" to "[...]" in minibuffer prompts.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 24.3.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 24.3.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/minibuf-eldef.el.gz
(defcustom minibuffer-eldef-shorten-default nil
  "If non-nil, shorten \"(default ...)\" to \"[...]\" in minibuffer prompts."
  :set (lambda (symbol value)
         (set-default symbol value)
	 (setq-default minibuffer-default-in-prompt-regexps
		       (minibuffer-default--in-prompt-regexps)))
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'minibuffer
  :version "24.3")