From: Daniel Clemente <dcl441-bugs@yahoo.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
Subject: bug#3016: 23.0.92.2; offer to make a directory when saving if it is needed
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:37:44 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <766594.81278.qm@web53212.mail.re2.yahoo.com> (raw)
1. Do: C-x C-f /tmp/doesnotexist/myfile RET. Emacs tells you about make-directory
2. Type something.
3. C-x C-s. Error: no such directory
I suggest that Emacs not only tell the user about make-directory, but actually ask him/her in a y-n question if the directory should be created. This should happen on save.
The script could be then:
a. User does: C-x C-f /tmp/doesnotexist/myfile RET
b. Emacs warns: Warning: Directory /tmp/doesnotexist does not exist
c. User types something
d. User does: C-x C-s
e. Emacs asks: Create directory /tmp/doesnotexist? (y/n)
f1. If yes, it (and the above directories) are created
f2. If not, issue an error. The user can then do M-x make-directory as needed
This allows a faster save with just one extra key (C-x C-s y) instead of having to type M-x make-directory /tmp/doesnotexist RET C-x C-s
next reply other threads:[~2009-04-16 12:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-16 12:37 Daniel Clemente [this message]
2013-02-12 8:37 ` bug#3016: 23.0.92.2; offer to make a directory when saving if it is needed Glenn Morris
2013-02-20 15:33 ` Kazuhiro Ito
2013-02-20 21:28 ` Glenn Morris
2013-02-21 9:52 ` Kazuhiro Ito
2013-02-21 17:05 ` Glenn Morris
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