From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com
Subject: Re: delete-file default to buffer-file-name if non-nil
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 02:09:31 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vdan5stg.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F2AFA0DE3D114EC9977A8B9809BD3CCE@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 16 May 2010 13:20:56 -0700")
>> M-x delete-file RET does attempt to delete the current buffer's
>> file or its directory if it has no file. Personally, I find this
>> default sort of dangerous, although at least C-x C-w often
>> fixes it.
>>
>> It seems dangerous to me too.
>
> But it seems the most appropriate default value, in terms of what one might want
> to delete. Don't you think so?
I think `read-file-name' should not use the default value when it is
not visible either in the prompt (displayed with the standard text
" (default filename): ") or in the minibuffer.
> If it is also dangerous, then some reasonable way should be found to deal
> with the danger - as opposed to simply changing the default value.
>
> Two (alternative) solutions that come to mind:
>
> 1. Insert the default value in the minibuffer. This assumes that the
> greatest danger is hitting RET without seeing what the file to be
> deleted is.
The argument INITIAL-CONTENTS is obsolete and should not be used.
It's possible to insert the default value to the minibuffer with `M-n'.
> 2. Require confirmation if RET is hit with no file name in the minibuffer.
Deleting from Dired requires confirmation, so perhaps `delete-file'
should require confirmation too.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-16 23:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-15 18:05 delete-file default to buffer-file-name if non-nil Deniz Dogan
2010-05-15 18:30 ` Davis Herring
2010-05-15 22:10 ` Deniz Dogan
2010-05-16 20:04 ` Richard Stallman
2010-05-16 20:20 ` Drew Adams
2010-05-16 23:09 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2010-05-17 0:28 ` Drew Adams
2010-05-17 13:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-05-17 14:56 ` Drew Adams
2010-05-17 16:15 ` Deniz Dogan
2010-05-17 23:09 ` Juri Linkov
2010-05-18 22:38 ` Juri Linkov
2010-05-17 14:40 ` Richard Stallman
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