From: Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: when nothing happens, buffer still marked as modified
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:47:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86woonwkeu.fsf@zoho.eu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.5204.1544007548.1284.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Don't you think it is confusing, even
>> incorrect, to have the buffer change status
>> when the data hasn't changed from
>> the command?
>
> The data did change, it just eventually
> arrived at the same contents. Sheer luck.
I see. In a way that makes sense. If you hit
someone in the head with a bottle, but by sheer
luck do not inflict any physical or mental
damage whatsoever, it should still be
considered a crime. Put it up `**' in the
criminal record with my blessing!
--
underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-12-05 2:48 when nothing happens, buffer still marked as modified Emanuel Berg
2018-12-05 6:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.5189.1543993692.1284.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-12-05 7:23 ` Emanuel Berg
2018-12-05 8:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <mailman.5196.1543998171.1284.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-12-05 10:09 ` Emanuel Berg
2018-12-05 10:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-12-05 13:39 ` Amin Bandali
2018-12-05 13:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-12-05 15:00 ` Joost Kremers
2018-12-05 17:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-12-05 18:35 ` Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.5239.1544035085.1284.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-12-06 0:49 ` Emanuel Berg
2018-12-05 11:58 ` Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.5204.1544007548.1284.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-12-06 0:47 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
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