From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: C-h Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:05:41 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200411020405.iA245fr25182@raven.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200411020348.iA23m7425140@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1099368400 6035 80.91.229.6 (2 Nov 2004 04:06:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 04:06:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 02 05:06:32 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1COpwG-0006tb-00 for ; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 05:06:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1COq4I-0000pi-3N for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:14:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1COq4A-0000pZ-U0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:14:42 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1COq4A-0000pF-9o for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:14:42 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1COq4A-0000p5-4t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:14:42 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1COpvh-000428-Ms for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:05:57 -0500 Original-Received: from raven.dms.auburn.edu (raven.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.29]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iA245uFu014261; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:05:56 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id iA245fr25182; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:05:41 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu In-reply-to: <200411020348.iA23m7425140@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:48:07 -0600 (CST)) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:29285 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:29285 >>From my previous message: Do: emacs -q --eval \ "(progn (blink-cursor-mode 0) (setq enable-local-variables 'ask))" & I do not believe that the `(blink-cursor-mode 0)' has anything to do with the problem, but it is impossible for me to test without that, since a blinking cursor causes neurological problems for me. C-h Now wait long enough for echoing to occur. Then type `n'. I believe that I now should see the message: Set local variables as specified at end of NEWS? (y or n) Actually, no. I believe that the local variables should in this case be obeyed automatically, because that is what happens if I do `C-h n' quickly enough to avoid echoing. Instead I see: Local variables: mode: outline paragraph-separate: "[ ]*$" end: arch-tag: 1aca9dfa-2ac4-4d14-bebf-0007cee12793 just like if Emacs were waiting for my answer to the question: Set local variables as specified at end of NEWS? (y or n) which I am however not seeing. But when I type `y', I see the News with all file variables enabled. I still believe that this confusing behavior is a bug. Sincerely, Luc.