Re: [PATCH] verbose style on by default (was Re: [PATCH] fix core dump by reverse-menu-complete)

[Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM Jun T <takimoto-j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 2026/03/22 3:06、Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>のメール:
> >
> > Looking back a bit at the git history, and the commit message that
> > added the "as it is by default" phrase:
> > "unposted: rewritten compsys.yo down to end of _describe function" Mon
> > Apr 14 20:10:00 2003
> > I think it's likely that it was only meant to say that it is enabled
> > for _describe by default,
>
> Maybe, but the git log shows:
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> -The default value for this style is `true'.
> +If set, as it is by default, the completion listing is more verbose.
>
> and
>   The default value for this style is `true'
> was added by
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> commit e025336f2f6d9f107ee1e03b9900f04af0544ba9
> Author: Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Sat Apr 1 20:43:43 2000 +0000
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> This means the default value (described in the man page) has been
> 'true' for about 26 years.
>
> >  maybe we could just say something like
> > "enabled by default except where otherwise noted" or something (and
> > note it is off in _parameters)?
>
> This is one possibility, but maybe we can use your first suggestion,
> i.e., use extra-verbose in _parameters. I think this would not
> confuse the users since the change verbose --> extra-verbose was made
> after the release of zsh-5.9.
>
> How about the patch below?

I'm happy with this patch.