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(Programming Tips): Add conventions for minibuffer questions and prompts.

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or @code{beep} to report errors.

@item
An error message should start with a capital letter but should not end
with a period.

@item
In @code{interactive}, if you use a Lisp expression to produce a list
of arguments, don't try to provide the ``correct'' default values for
region or position arguments.  Instead, provide @code{nil} for those

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or @code{beep} to report errors.

@item
An error message should start with a capital letter but should not end
with a period.

@item
A question asked in the minibuffer with @code{y-or-n-p} or
@code{yes-or-no-p} should start with a capital letter and end with
@samp{? }.

@item
When you mention a default value in a minibuffer prompt,
put it and the word @samp{default} inside parentheses.
It should look like this:

@example
Enter the answer: (default 42)
@end example

@item
In @code{interactive}, if you use a Lisp expression to produce a list
of arguments, don't try to provide the ``correct'' default values for
region or position arguments.  Instead, provide @code{nil} for those