Re: List of possible coding systems

[Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>]

In article <200302102220.h1AMKNE23788@rum.cs.yale.edu>, "Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu/emacs@rum.cs.yale.edu> writes:

> How about the change below ?
> It removes `raw-text', `emacs-mule', and `no-conversion' from the
> list of possible coding-systems to choose from (when prompting
> the user during file-save) unless nothing else can be used.

> I've found that people tend to misunderstand what those things
> are and that such coding systems are only useful internally
> or when used from elisp, but not as the coding-system
> to use to save a given file.

> Any objection ?

I think it's a good idea.  In select-safe-coding-system, now
one can select a coding system not listed.  So, removing
them won't cause a big problem.

If there's no objection, could you please install it?

---
Ken'ichi HANDA
handa@m17n.org


> Index: international/mule-cmds.el
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lisp/international/mule-cmds.el,v
> retrieving revision 1.221
> diff -u -r1.221 mule-cmds.el
> --- international/mule-cmds.el	4 Feb 2003 13:09:38 -0000	1.221
> +++ international/mule-cmds.el	10 Feb 2003 22:16:19 -0000
> @@ -748,6 +746,14 @@
>  		      (eq 'coding-category-iso-8-else
>  			  (coding-system-category elt)))
>  	    (push elt l))))
> +
> +      ;; Remove raw-text, emacs-mule and no-conversion unless nothing
> +      ;; else is available.
> +      (setq codings
> +	    (or (delq 'raw-text
> +		      (delq 'emacs-mule
> +			    (delq 'no-conversion codings)))
> +		'(raw-text emacs-mule no-conversion)))
 
>        (let ((window-configuration (current-window-configuration)))
>  	(save-excursion



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