From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Jacobson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: M-x compile *Help* choices don't give new recruits firm feeling Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:46:14 +0800 Message-ID: <877jjnu5k9.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1112302178 1405 80.91.229.2 (31 Mar 2005 20:49:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:49:38 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 31 22:49:36 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DH6al-0000Vf-PJ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:48:40 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DH6rP-00060I-LK for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:05:51 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DH6on-0003Ri-B9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:03:09 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DH6ol-0003QZ-As for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:03:08 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DH6lA-0002RZ-Ro for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:59:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [204.74.68.40] (helo=frodo.hserus.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1DH6Va-0007Gc-Rl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:43:19 -0500 Original-Received: from tc218-187-78-155.2-4.dynamic.apol.com.tw ([218.187.78.155]:32820 helo=jidanni1) by frodo.hserus.net with esmtpsa (Cipher TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.50 #1) id 1DH6VQ-000BrJ-JS by authid with plain for ; Fri, 01 Apr 2005 02:13:09 +0530 Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:11022 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:11022 Gentlemen, shall we examine *Help* seen upon saving files in M-x compile: Type SPC or `y' to save the current buffer; DEL or `n' to skip the current buffer; RET or `q' to exit (skip all remaining buffers); ! to save all remaining buffers; ESC or `q' to exit; ^R to display the current buffer; or . (period) to save the current buffer and exit. Firstly, it is not clear if exit means: go ahead and compile, or stop just like C-g (which should be mentioned too, like it or not) Furthermore, q is mentioned twice. P.S. the ^R above was a raw ^R until Gnus warned me upon sending this. Therefore put "C-r" into the *Help* buffer instead.