'y-or-n-p' now uses the minibuffer to read 'y' or 'n' answer (bug#38076)

* doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Yes-or-No Queries): Update the fact
that y-or-n-p uses the minibuffer.

* lisp/subr.el (y-or-n-p-history-variable): New variable.
(y-or-n-p-map): New keymap.
(y-or-n-p-insert-y, y-or-n-p-insert-n, y-or-n-p-insert-other):
New commands.
(y-or-n-p): Rewrite to use read-from-minibuffer and make-composed-keymap
with y-or-n-p-map and query-replace-map.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 4e6a70f6931..f2685a1bfd8 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -723,6 +723,9 @@ the minibuffer.  If non-nil, point will move to the end of the prompt
 *** Minibuffer now uses 'minibuffer-message' to display error messages
 at the end of the active minibuffer.
 
++++
+*** 'y-or-n-p' now uses the minibuffer to read 'y' or 'n' answer.
+
 ** map.el
 *** Now also understands plists.
 *** Now defined via generic functions that can be extended via 'cl-defmethod'.