GNU bug report logs - #12093
24.1; ask-user-about-supersession-threat doesn't bind <ESC> <ESC> or <ESC> <ESC> <ESC>

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.1; ask-user-about-supersession-threat doesn't bind <ESC> <ESC> or
	<ESC> <ESC> <ESC>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:12:20 +0100

If you're stuck in ask-user-about-supersession-threat's read loop, you
can hit ESC as many times as you like and it doesn't quit out of the
loop. This can be very annoying as it forces you to stop and work out
what state you've got into.

This bug is present since at least Emacs 22.1.

See D.2 (Key Binding Conventions) in the Emacs Lisp manual:
   * Anything that acts like a temporary mode or state that the user can
     enter and leave should define `<ESC> <ESC>' or `<ESC> <ESC> <ESC>'
     as a way to escape.

(But perhaps ask-user-about-supersession-threat should bind just
<ESC>, in order to be reminiscent of y-or-n-p.)

In GNU Emacs 24.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2012-06-10 on MARVIN
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.6) --cflags
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/include'

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: ENG
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
M-x r e p o r t - e m a c s - b u g <return>

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Message #8 received at 12093 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 12093 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12093: 24.1;
	ask-user-about-supersession-threat doesn't bind <ESC> <ESC> or <ESC>
	<ESC> <ESC>
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:20:03 +0800

Richard Copley <rcopley <at> gmail.com> writes:

> If you're stuck in ask-user-about-supersession-threat's read loop, you
> can hit ESC as many times as you like and it doesn't quit out of the
> loop. This can be very annoying as it forces you to stop and work out
> what state you've got into.
>
> See D.2 (Key Binding Conventions) in the Emacs Lisp manual:
>    * Anything that acts like a temporary mode or state that the user can
>      enter and leave should define `<ESC> <ESC>' or `<ESC> <ESC> <ESC>'
>      as a way to escape.

Fixed in trunk, thanks for the bug report.

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