From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>
Subject: Re: when options)mule)set-coding-system is unselectable
Date: 29 Jul 2002 01:40:52 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <877kjfwy1n.fsf@jidanni.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200207280242.g6S2gZk11379@aztec.santafe.edu
Eli> Wrong move. You should use "C-x RET c" before "C-x C-f" instead.
Eli> That's because the file is already decoded by the time it is
Eli> displayed, and so no tinkering with options>mule>set-coding-system
Eli> will make any difference as to how it is displayed.
notRMS> OK, this is exactly what the user needs to know at that
notRMS> point. Can we somehow arrange to get your above sentences
notRMS> told to the user when he goes reaching for that button,
notRMS> instead of just finding, of all the buttons, amazingly,
notRMS> just the one he thinks he needs has its lights turned off
RMS> I agree that this is something important to do. I don't see precisely
RMS> where or how Emacs would present that information. In response to
RMS> what action or command, when?
Well, the simplest thing to do until a better solution is found, is to
have its lights turned back on, but a big balloon message pop if the
user does select it, with the above "Wrong move..." message inside,
suitably rephrased.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-07-28 17:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-18 2:33 when options)mule)set-coding-system is unselectable Dan Jacobson
2002-07-20 18:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-07-26 20:41 ` Dan Jacobson
2002-07-27 0:55 ` Miles Bader
2002-07-28 2:42 ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-28 17:40 ` Dan Jacobson [this message]
2002-07-29 4:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-07-31 23:32 ` Dan Jacobson
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