GNU bug report logs - #43884
Give explanation choice when asking about reverting buffers

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Give explanation choice when asking about reverting buffers
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 00:04:41 +0800

Revert buffer from file /cf/updates/TABZ? (yes or no) ?

Sounds serious. How about adding a "?" option that would tell the user
what that means:

Revert buffer from file /cf/updates/TABZ? (yes or no or ?) ?

So if he hits "?" a *Help* buffer would appear telling him the serious
consequences of each of the two choices.

After looking at
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Reverting.html

we see the message should say
"Yes: Throw away the changes you made in the buffer and replace them with the
saved version of the file from disk."

Message #8 received at 43884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 43884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43884: Give explanation choice when asking about reverting
 buffers
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:40:29 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> Revert buffer from file /cf/updates/TABZ? (yes or no) ?
>
> Sounds serious. How about adding a "?" option that would tell the user
> what that means:

Do you have a recipe for reproducing this?

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Message #11 received at 43884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 43884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43884: Give explanation choice when asking about reverting
 buffers
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:15:43 +0800

>>>>> "LI" == Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
LI> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

>> Revert buffer from file /cf/updates/TABZ? (yes or no) ?
>> 
>> Sounds serious. How about adding a "?" option that would tell the user
>> what that means:

LI> Do you have a recipe for reproducing this?

$ emacs file # and edit it but don't save yet.
$ touch file
$ emacsclient -n file

Message #14 received at 43884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 43884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#43884: Give explanation choice when asking about reverting
 buffers
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:04:58 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

>>> Sounds serious. How about adding a "?" option that would tell the user
>>> what that means:
>
> LI> Do you have a recipe for reproducing this?
>
> $ emacs file # and edit it but don't save yet.
> $ touch file
> $ emacsclient -n file

Thanks.  In this case, I think the prompt should just be more explicit
so that a "?" isn't necessary.  So I've made this change in Emacs 28
instead for this scenario.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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