From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: mrok4a@gmail.com, 21612@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:06:38 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83fsv98roh.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87im05d0rr.fsf@gnus.org> (message from Lars Ingebrigtsen on Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:36:40 +0200)
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:36:40 +0200
> Cc: 21612@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > Since the buffer was killed intentionally, shouldn't it be possible to
> > configure Emacs such that the auto save file will be deleted?
>
> I think that sounds like a reasonable feature -- I can see people
> getting annoyed at Emacs' behaviour here. Perhaps the way to implement
> this would be to:
>
> Quit Emacs: `C-x C-c RET'
> Save file: `n'
> Delete auto-save file?: `yes RET'
>
> That is, introduce a new option that would offer to delete auto-save
> files for buffers the user chooses not to save. This could even be done
> generally -- not just during shutdown -- afer the
>
> Buffer foo modified; kill anyway? yes RET
>
> dialogue. (This would be an opt-in user option, of course, because the
> current behaviour is safer.)
>
> Any opinions?
We all know that people sometimes react to questions without thinking,
so if the user says YES to the question whether to delete auto-save
files, it could be a second before OOPS!
So I think it's okay to have such a feature, but:
. it should be OFF by default; and
. it should NOT by default ask the additional question
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-08-16 13:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-03 14:51 bug#21612: 24.5; Configuration variable to delete auto-save file when intentionally killing buffer Marcus
2015-10-03 17:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-10-03 17:53 ` Marcus
2015-10-03 18:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-16 12:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-16 13:06 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-08-16 13:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-16 14:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-16 18:48 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-18 12:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-18 13:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-18 13:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-18 13:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-18 14:31 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-18 16:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-18 16:41 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-18 16:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-19 13:05 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-20 6:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-20 13:29 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-22 9:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-22 21:55 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-23 12:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-23 13:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-23 16:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-23 16:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-23 18:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-25 9:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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