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From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Cc: spiegel@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Results of C-x C-q poll
Date: 01 Jul 2002 23:10:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5xvg7zrw6f.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200207011410.g61EA9n07810@aztec.santafe.edu>

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

> It seems to me that the solution of making C-x C-q do
> toggle-read-only, and having it print a message in the case of a
> VC-controlled file, does the best to satisfy all the various wishes
> users expressed.

More than half of those who responded prefer the existing behaviour,
so I don't see how removing the functionality will satify their
wishes.  I didn't see any clear conclusion from the poll, except
that people disagree on this feature.

IMO, the compromise solution must be to make this configurable:

- C-x C-q is option (3), but warns if VC-controlled file
- C-x C-q is option (2) [only if CVSREAD=y] *)
- C-x C-q is option (1) [current behaviour] *)

*) But C-u C-x C-q still just does toggle-read-only.

-- 
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk

  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-07-01 21:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-06-30 17:48 Results of C-x C-q poll Andre Spiegel
2002-07-01 14:10 ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-01 14:24   ` Andre Spiegel
2002-07-02 19:45     ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-01 21:10   ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2002-07-01 20:26     ` Alan Shutko
2002-07-01 21:52       ` Andre Spiegel
2002-07-02 19:46     ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-06 22:04 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-07-07  9:54   ` Andre Spiegel
2002-07-08 22:06     ` Kim F. Storm
2002-07-09 19:03       ` Andre Spiegel
2002-07-09 20:38         ` Kim F. Storm

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