From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Deniz Dogan Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Suggestion: Have `C-x v =' run `diff-backup' Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:41:08 +0200 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1302788506 24284 80.91.229.12 (14 Apr 2011 13:41:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:41:46 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 14 15:41:42 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QAMnk-0001Wr-Tg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:41:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38727 helo=lists2.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QAMnk-00006E-5l for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:41:40 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:59039) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QAMnd-000067-5Q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:41:37 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QAMnY-0003T6-Tw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:41:33 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-gx0-f169.google.com ([209.85.161.169]:40391) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QAMnY-0003S2-ME for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:41:28 -0400 Original-Received: by gxk23 with SMTP id 23so938968gxk.0 for ; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:41:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=EGe+/M4HpRCj2943WY2GZU++1T55V4lPNeojCD0wCmo=; b=JCvusD/XSf1cUmP2LUpZPOjpF0IxX9sHBCgAxSuuJJDAPc/9Z9tzcKib0FOwQxZpi1 eGY2LQSY5sCGdQNPY7vi9j7beeJlE2J/48djSrqW6VLs3QXFsUcIM1pLRgjHPfUAQTP6 pk+g6it64UmNOruPBkKIS1NgKJ1GsmsRzP1A0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=AL4kBCLCTUqbUfgju939NAv4gLir3yzYhvGqvfWvjGem37K4zXGE4klWSkCI74HWhU sIBWFslvYUwXYICC27bmeEruyiIbyiZbbUsi6m/AWdYpxMBXnYC+fW7nonaYuzgbwMH5 F56+w7H6TCNkFq+Bqe7eoCpiHF9r8G9KNPfvc= Original-Received: by 10.43.64.9 with SMTP id xg9mr1162213icb.102.1302788488083; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:41:28 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.231.208.71 with HTTP; Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:41:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 209.85.161.169 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:138476 Archived-At: 2011/4/14 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen : > When looking at files, I often wonder what the diff is between the > current version and the previous one, so my fingers go `C-x v =' > automatically, only to be presented with "No fileset is available here". > > Wouldn't it be nice if that command, if there was no fileset there, and > there were backup files, would then run `diff-backup' instead of just > erroring out? > I guess this would be confusing to many people if they're not aware of this behaviour. If this is implemented, maybe it would be best to tell the user that there is no fileset and ask if s?he wants to diff with the backup? -- Deniz Dogan