Re: Confused by y-or-n-p

[Jean Louis]

* Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> [2020-12-23 19:46]:
> > Would it make sense to add a user option to disallow switching from
> > the minibuffer in the middle of y-or-n-p?  Then people who get
> > confused by this could set it to avoid the confusion.
> 
> I wonder what makes `y-or-n-p` special in this respect.
> IOW, I think the answer is "yes, it would make sense" but I also think
> this option should apply to other cases that `y-or-n-p`.
> 
> Maybe it could/should even apply to most uses of the minibuffer?

I would say as option yes, but not by default. It is useful for users
to be able to press various other keys, move to other windows to
consult references and then come back and answer yes or no questions
or other stuff. That is what I do all the time to give you one more
insight of user experience.