Re: `vc-revert' keybinding

[Manuel Giraud via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>]

"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:

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> C-x u is undo, C-x v u makes a logical choice for "revert" (or undo
> the file to the state it is in VC).

Yes that make sense, of course.

> Why is 'u' prevented from being "unmark" in vc dir?  "Works for me"?

I haven't made myself clear.  As 'u' is already used for "unmark", it
cannot be used as a VC dir shortcut for 'C-x v u' (vc-revert) without
causing much confusion to the user.

That is why I thought that we could have another character for this that
would be the same for the 'C-x v' form, i.e.:

      - C-x v <somechar>  (globally)
      - <somechar>        (in VC dir mode)

One can always use 'C-x v u' for both, but it seems strange that emacs
does not have a VC dir shortcut for such a basic task.

>    Why not make it 'C-x v k' ("kill" these modifications) by default and
>    use 'k' as shortcut in VC Directory mode?  Or maybe, keep 'C-x v u' and
>    add 'C-x v k' and 'k' in VC Directory mode?
>
> Kill would put something onto a kill ring, which would mean that one
> should be able to "redo" something -- how that would work in VC is an
> interesting question.  Does it kill the commit?  C-x v u reverts the
> current file to whatever is in the repository (so .. undo?).

Yes, you're right.
-- 
Manuel Giraud