From: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r111746: * files.el (basic-save-buffer): Offer to create a non-existing directory.
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:58:08 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130214075808.e2c35690b086f143f241a239@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvy5esqaod.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:27:59 -0500
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> > I often use C-x s to save all buffers, I would find it
> > more convenient to be asked for the creation of the dir
> > when finding the file.
> I'm not opposed to it on principles, but I think that the default
> behavior should not do it, so as to minimize the risk that find-file
> ends up prompting in a context where the user is absent or doesn't even
> know that a file needs to be opened (internal uses of find-file-noselect).
> > Also right now, when finding a file in a non-existing
> > dir, the user is taught how to create the directory...
> > which seems a bit redundant with the fact that he will
> > be asked to create the dir anyway.
> It's still meaningful in that it warns the user that maybe the name he
> provided was wrong, or that at the dir has not yet been created.
I agree with Stefan.
--
Best regards, Xue Fuqiao.
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/XueFuqiao
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2013-02-13 11:05 ` /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r111746: * files.el (basic-save-buffer): Offer to create a non-existing directory Bastien
2013-02-13 15:08 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-02-13 16:54 ` Bastien
2013-02-13 19:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-02-13 23:58 ` Xue Fuqiao [this message]
2013-02-14 6:23 ` Bastien
2013-02-14 6:23 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2013-02-14 13:59 ` Stefan Monnier
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