From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: anhnmncb Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [feature request] A lock function. Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:54:42 +0800 Message-ID: <87skpig6ul.fsf@sina.com> References: <87abbsc8vd.fsf@sina.com> <87ljvcc5mt.fsf@sina.com> <87skpjnfo3.fsf@sina.com> <86abbrx8gj.fsf@comm.utoronto.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1227430515 10555 80.91.229.12 (23 Nov 2008 08:55:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:55:15 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 23 09:56:17 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L4AlM-0001tJ-UY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:56:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34908 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4AkD-0005DS-St for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:05 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4Ak9-0005DB-DU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:01 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4Ak8-0005Cz-56 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35824 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4Ak8-0005Cw-0u for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:55:00 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:39730 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L4Ak7-0007uS-Jn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:54:59 -0500 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1L4Ak1-0004zq-UG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:54:53 +0000 Original-Received: from 221.6.39.130 ([221.6.39.130]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:54:53 +0000 Original-Received: from anhnmncb by 221.6.39.130 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:54:53 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 221.6.39.130 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:5Ve3uEjrRqp94fwHxEo7O3LhaJE= X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081122-0, 11/22/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:106017 Archived-At: Gilaras Drakeson writes: >>>> But I want some one can still use my computer, just not touch my emacs. >>> >>> That's what user accounts are for. Even Windows has those things >>> nowadays, IIUC. And if yours doesn't, it's a great opportunity to >>> upgrade to the Free world. >> >> Yes, but I don't want to logout, and maybe in some case I have to be >> away in a harry and forgot to logout. >> >> Thank you all of you that provides many other ways, but I want one in >> emacs, is it hard to implement? > > That might give you a false sense of security. If you are to leave your > user account non-locked, making your emacs session "locked" might not > keep your data safe from someone who can access your session. I just want that someone not to touch my emacs, yes, it's not about security...