Make the previous-matching-history-element prompt clearer

* lisp/simple.el (previous-matching-history-element): Put the
default into the prompt (bug#380).

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 44ab8e125d6..4d80c4c1b4d 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -2002,12 +2002,15 @@ makes the search case-sensitive.
 See also `minibuffer-history-case-insensitive-variables'."
   (interactive
    (let* ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
-          (regexp (read-from-minibuffer "Previous element matching (regexp): "
-                                        nil
-                                        minibuffer-local-map
-                                        nil
-                                        'minibuffer-history-search-history
-                                        (car minibuffer-history-search-history))))
+          (regexp (read-from-minibuffer
+                   (format "Previous element matching regexp%s: "
+                           (if minibuffer-history-search-history
+                               (format " (default %s)"
+                                       (car minibuffer-history-search-history))
+                             ""))
+                   nil minibuffer-local-map nil
+                   'minibuffer-history-search-history
+                   (car minibuffer-history-search-history))))
      ;; Use the last regexp specified, by default, if input is empty.
      (list (if (string= regexp "")
                (if minibuffer-history-search-history