From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: LENNART BORGMAN Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Saving when the coding system can't code all buffer characters Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:15:45 +0100 Message-ID: <6f1c06d176.6d1766f1c0@net.lu.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: dough.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1166786422 14985 80.91.229.10 (22 Dec 2006 11:20:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:20:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 22 12:20:19 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GxiRd-0005Wf-JK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:20:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GxiRd-0006qr-0c for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:20:09 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GxiRH-0006mK-VR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:19:48 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GxiRF-0006i5-Q0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:19:47 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GxiRE-0006h1-Gf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:19:45 -0500 Original-Received: from [130.235.208.46] (helo=piraten.student.lu.se) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GxiR9-00043g-RH; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:19:40 -0500 Original-Received: from net.lu.se (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by piraten.student.lu.se (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0JAO00H2N9Y9XF@piraten.student.lu.se>; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:15:45 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from [212.209.42.132] by piraten.student.lu.se (mshttpd); Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:15:45 +0100 Original-To: Eli Zaretskii X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003) Content-language: sv Content-disposition: inline X-Accept-Language: sv Priority: normal X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:64098 Archived-At: From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:50 am Subject: Re: Saving when the coding system can't code all buffer characters > > Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:40:53 +0100 > > From: Lennart Borgman > > > > At the prompt "Select coding system (default mule-utf-8):" this > just > > gives information about the minibuffer. > > ??? What do you mean by that? I think it tells you what encoding will > be used if you just hit RET. I meant that C-u C-x = at the prompt gives information about the current position in the minibuffer. Or am I wrong? > > And when using C-g to quit the problematic character disappears from > > screen. Quite inconvenient IMHO. > > The text is still available in the buffer names "*Warning*", and you > can always get back to it if you try to save the buffer again. But is not that hard to know? > > Could it be made a bit easier to use please? > > Please suggest an easier way, given that just hitting RET will DTRT. It would IMHO be much more convenient if point in the buffer to save was left at the problematic character.