From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: TODO: insert-file should warn if the file is modified
Date: 21 Apr 2002 15:29:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5xsn5p18pe.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3znzy9r3c.fsf@Janik.cz>
Pavel@Janik.cz (Pavel Janík) writes:
> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:26:30 -0600 (MDT)
>
> > (let ((buffer (file-is-modified-somewhere filename)))
> > (if (or (not buffer)
> > (y-or-n-p (format "File %s is modified in buffer %s. Insert it? " filename buffer)))
> >
> > The code looks good, but the message might be misunderstood.
> > "It" is ambiguous1 Be VERY careful about using pronouns
> > in writing, and especially in short statements like that one.
> >
> > File %s is being edited. Insert the file anyway?
> >
> > would be a clearer message.
>
> Yes.
>
> > It is better not to include the buffer name, because that will usually
> > give no additional information and will make the message longer. One
> > possible approach is to include the buffer name only when it is
> > different from the file's name.
>
> I think that this is not enough. Try this:
>
> pavel@SnowWhite:/tmp/em> LANG=C ls -lR
> .:
> total 8
> drwxr-xr-x 2 pavel users 4096 Apr 20 20:07 1
> drwxr-xr-x 2 pavel users 4096 Apr 20 20:07 2
>
> ./1:
> total 4
> -rw-r--r-- 1 pavel users 3 Apr 20 20:07 file
>
> ./2:
> total 0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 pavel users 9 Apr 20 20:07 file -> ../1/file
>
> User will edit 2/file in Emacs in buffer `file'. He can not insert file
> 1/file, because 2/file is edited in the buffer with the same name as the
> filename and he will not be warned of the buffer. On the other hand: the
> file can be edited in more than one buffer.
>
> > KFS suggested offering to insert the buffer. That is a good idea
> > provided the questions asked seem natural and not inconvenient.
>
> Which buffer? The first one we find is editing that file? There can be
> many of them...
I think that in practice, there is rarely more than one buffer.
The response could be more advanced, like
File %s is being edited. Insert file anyway? [ynvb?]
where answering y inserts the file, n doesn't, v visits the buffer
containing the edited file, b inserts the edited buffer, and ?
explains these options.
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-21 13:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-19 12:58 TODO: insert-file should warn if the file is modified Pavel Janík
2002-04-19 13:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-04-19 14:33 ` Andreas Schwab
2002-04-19 15:08 ` Pavel Janík
2002-04-19 15:07 ` Pavel Janík
2002-04-19 14:16 ` Kim F. Storm
2002-04-19 14:53 ` Pavel Janík
2002-04-20 17:26 ` Richard Stallman
2002-04-20 18:12 ` Pavel Janík
2002-04-21 13:29 ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2002-04-22 7:46 ` Richard Stallman
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