Re: "whether the global keymap C-x 4 will be replaced by a command,"

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: juri@linkov.net,  rms@gnu.org,  emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:06:14 -0400
> 
> > The problem with C-u is actually my long-time lament.  Making this
> > "spread" to more commands doesn't sound like progress to me.
> 
> It also affects `C-x RET c`, which is another standard prefix command.
> I think we'll be better off making those prefix commands work well, than
> keeping them half-working and then having to avoid introducing more
> of them.

What about the solution proposed by Richard: to program something
special for these cases, such that the user won't see any difference?