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#69511: Restore any state after revert-buffer Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:46:25 +0200 Message-ID: <8634t7nofy.fsf@gnu.org> References: <86y1b0r00p.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <867cikpkpm.fsf@gnu.org> <864jdnpw83.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <86jzmjofdv.fsf@gnu.org> <86il23kywt.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <864jdnnrd6.fsf@gnu.org> <86wmqjjj3w.fsf@mail.linkov.net> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="24856"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 69511@debbugs.gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 03 19:48:10 2024 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 1rgqsc-0006GK-BO for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:48:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqs4-0001dQ-Cv; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:36 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqs2-0001d6-26 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:34 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:5::43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqs1-0002sn-4i for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:33 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqsU-0003bh-6X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:48:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 18:48:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 69511 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 69511-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B69511.170949162713803 (code B ref 69511); Sun, 03 Mar 2024 18:48:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 69511) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Mar 2024 18:47:07 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41315 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqra-0003aZ-Ip for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:06 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:53294) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqrX-0003a4-US for 69511@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:04 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rgqqy-0002TM-Cs; Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:46:28 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=/y+AXOFeOrWU3YfNqIb2nh4/R8wObf3ptOuE8cJBtQY=; b=LqcO3nynIEFe 8GyJnEeyt/YMT1tybmR7RQb5DtCXpSBbEoc3w8WRQGhYMCos2ClNSOC//9aFu/ZfAkj0IsA3Z3ADq rW9kRmZ7kaYmPIOdws6vg+mQCCmgmas0q95MbegxOYyvylXVsl+qrH4cxyroPt23Yi3Xovzs0P5KD U8q6/R7M8UPXvglgn4FH0t3bZvIsonla5QJ+UrKeyY26UJgEoQoYjk+fjF/xFbIBdBWIC96gMCMsU Vn15bnZJ8ZHNrYQsiR3m1kys9SMsq9S1lCZ727QRzupgMOKODGFXsw+wraVRo2eYQ/nAG49Q8Ne3M O70NDfDYOCEOL92va/WMpg==; In-Reply-To: <86wmqjjj3w.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (message from Juri Linkov on Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:55:15 +0200) 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:280964 Archived-At: > From: Juri Linkov > Cc: 69511@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:55:15 +0200 > > >> Like Michael suggested a set of functions should be created. > >> These functions should share the same prefix. > >> > >> So the whole set of functions will be: > >> > >> revert-buffer-state-functions > >> revert-buffer-state-read-only > >> revert-buffer-state-outlines > >> ... > >> > >> Or like the variable 'preserve-modes' hints above, > >> the common prefix could be like this: > >> > >> revert-buffer-preserve-functions > >> revert-buffer-preserve-modes > >> revert-buffer-preserve-read-only > >> revert-buffer-preserve-outlines > >> ... > >> > >> Which prefix would you prefer? > > > > How about revert-buffer-restore- ? > > "restore" would be only part of the truth, > because these functions first save the state, > only their second task is to restore the saved state > afterwards. IMO, "restore" is better than "state", because you don't really restore any state: a buffer has no state, per se. "Restore" is also better than "preserve". What is attractive in "restore" is that it is general and generic enough to include all the meanings you have shown in your examples. So I think "restore" is the best candidate till now. If someone has better suggestions, please speak up.