(dired-query-alist): Remove spurious backslash.

(dired-query): Use read-key.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1f1444340c5..76144677c87 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-09-18  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * dired-aux.el (dired-query-alist): Remove spurious backslash.
+        (dired-query): Use read-key.
+
 2009-09-18  Adrian Robert  <Adrian.B.Robert@gmail.com>
 
         * cus-start.el (ns-use-qd-smoothing): Remove.
diff --git a/lisp/dired-aux.el b/lisp/dired-aux.el
index 4a7e5956751..0fcefe971b8 100644
--- a/lisp/dired-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ Otherwise, the rule is a compression rule, and compression is done with gzip.")
            failures)))))
 
 (defvar dired-query-alist
-  '((?\y . y) (?\040 . y)               ; `y' or SPC means accept once
+  '((?y . y) (?\040 . y)                ; `y' or SPC means accept once
     (?n . n) (?\177 . n)                ; `n' or DEL skips once
     (?! . yes)                          ; `!' accepts rest
     (?q . no) (?\e . no)                ; `q' or ESC skips rest
@@ -876,10 +876,10 @@ Otherwise, the rule is a compression rule, and compression is done with gzip.")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun dired-query (qs-var qs-prompt &rest qs-args)
-  ;; Query user and return nil or t.
-  ;; Store answer in symbol VAR (which must initially be bound to nil).
-  ;; Format PROMPT with ARGS.
-  ;; Binding variable help-form will help the user who types the help key.
+  "Query user and return nil or t.
+Store answer in symbol VAR (which must initially be bound to nil).
+Format PROMPT with ARGS.
+Binding variable `help-form' will help the user who types the help key."
   (let* ((char (symbol-value qs-var))
          (action (cdr (assoc char dired-query-alist))))
     (cond ((eq 'yes action)
@@ -897,13 +897,12 @@ Otherwise, the rule is a compression rule, and compression is done with gzip.")
              ;; Actually it looks nicer without cursor-in-echo-area - you can
              ;; look at the dired buffer instead of at the prompt to decide.
              (apply 'message qprompt qs-args)
-             (setq char (set qs-var (read-char)))
-             (while (not (setq elt (assoc char dired-query-alist)))
-               (message "Invalid char - type %c for help." help-char)
+             (while (progn (setq char (set qs-var (read-key)))
+                           (not (setq elt (assoc char dired-query-alist))))
+               (message "Invalid key - type %c for help." help-char)
                (ding)
                (sit-for 1)
-               (apply 'message qprompt qs-args)
-               (setq char (set qs-var (read-char))))
+               (apply 'message qprompt qs-args))
              ;; Display the question with the answer.
              (message "%s" (concat (apply 'format qprompt qs-args)
                               (char-to-string char)))