From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: Revisit file non-literally? (y or n)
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 08:55:12 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87irn88qa7.fsf@jidanni.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: E1Fp9CA-0000X1-Ja@fencepost.gnu.org
>>>>> "r" == Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
r> Revisit file non-literally? (y or n)
r> Please answer y or n. Revisit file non-literally? (y or n) [2 times]
r> I thought that question would be clear. If you used find-file-literally,
r> and then you want to find the same file in the normal way, it asks
r> for confirmation before doing so.
r> Can you explain how this isn't clear? Once I understand,
r> maybe I can think of something to do about it.
Assume the user is in a single window which he cannot escape to check
documentation. He knows his everyday English, but this is his first
encounter with your use of "literally", so you should offer a "?"
choice which spends a paragraph or two spelling out all the
consequences of y and n.
next parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-11 0:55 UTC|newest]
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2006-06-11 0:55 ` Dan Jacobson [this message]
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2006-06-09 22:19 ` Revisit file non-literally? (y or n) Miles Bader
2006-06-07 17:50 Dan Jacobson
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