changeset 15768:b913a75fddee

Add y-or-n-p-with-timeout.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:50:32 +0000
parents 039b338d9656
children 43d4b9cf0b69
files lispref/minibuf.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/minibuf.texi	Tue Jul 23 15:50:08 1996 +0000
+++ b/lispref/minibuf.texi	Tue Jul 23 15:50:32 1996 +0000
@@ -1174,6 +1174,13 @@
 appears on the screen at a time.
 @end defun
 
+@defun y-or-n-p-with-timeout prompt seconds default-value
+Like @code{y-or-n-p}, except that if the user fails to answer within
+@var{seconds} seconds, this function stops waiting and returns
+@var{default-value}.  It works by setting up a timer; see @ref{Timers}.
+The argument @var{seconds} may be an integer or a floating point number.
+@end defun
+
 @defun yes-or-no-p prompt
 This function asks the user a question, expecting input in the
 minibuffer.  It returns @code{t} if the user enters @samp{yes},