From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#49869: Revert buffer? Yes/No/Maybe Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:05:44 +0300 Message-ID: <83pmutl8iv.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87im0la99d.fsf@mail.linkov.net> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="35971"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 49869@debbugs.gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 04 14:06:15 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFf5-00099Z-6X for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:06:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41738 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFf4-00005g-04 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:06:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59762) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFes-0008Tf-92 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:06:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:59691) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFes-0006LF-0c for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:06:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFer-0002cT-N8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:06:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:06:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 49869 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 49869-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B49869.162807876010060 (code B ref 49869); Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:06:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 49869) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Aug 2021 12:06:00 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43004 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFeq-0002cC-GO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:06:00 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:50970) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFep-0002bt-5C for 49869@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:05:59 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:56756) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFej-0006Hj-Gz; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:05:53 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:1093 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mBFei-0007C3-Ry; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:05:53 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87im0la99d.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (message from Juri Linkov on Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:45:18 +0300) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:211166 Archived-At: > From: Juri Linkov > Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:45:18 +0300 > > There is a new short keybinding to revert the current buffer - > just 3 keys: 'C-x x g'. But then it asks for a confirmation > with 4 keys: 'y e s RET' that is even longer than the command keys. > This defeats the purpose of having the short key sequence. > Does 'C-x x g' really need a confirmation? It's quite a drastic measure, so I think it does need a confirmation. E.g., if the changes you revert exceed the value of undo-limit, you could really lose your edits. Since we now have the use-short-answers option, why is it a problem to have to confirm, if you could make it a single key?