From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Why @#! is not Emacs using the Recycle bin on w32? Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:59:37 -0400 Message-ID: References: <48B7288E.3040503@gmail.com> <48B73D8F.90501@gmail.com> <48B7AC10.6090800@gmail.com> <48B7B08B.6050103@gmail.com> <48B7F905.7060605@gmail.com> <001301c909e8$d63092e0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <20080829155801.05fabc31.taylor@metasyntax.net> <48B85740.8060309@gmail.com> <20080829164637.4211a5b7.taylor@metasyntax.net> <48B86366.7040303@gmail.com> <87ljyfxz25.fsf@shellarchive.co.uk> <48B87432.6050902@gmail.com> <20080830100336.17179835.taylor@metasyntax.net> <48B95505.50808@gmail.com> <87iqtijfr9.fsf@anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com> <48B9D20A.6080604@harpegolden.net> <87abetkg7j.fsf@anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com> <48BA4077.5040309@harpegolden.net> Reply-To: ams@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1220171676 28954 80.91.229.12 (31 Aug 2008 08:34:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:34:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: David De La Harpe Golden Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 31 10:35:30 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 1KZiPA-00011m-9W for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:35:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46950 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KZiOB-0004Ao-BU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:34:27 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KZiO0-00044c-HS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:34:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KZiNt-0003zu-NU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:34:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44406 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KZiNs-0003yt-Hm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:34:08 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:50394) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KZiNs-0007Bw-8O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:34:08 -0400 Original-Received: from ams by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1KZguP-0007kR-4i; Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:59:37 -0400 In-reply-to: <48BA4077.5040309@harpegolden.net> (message from David De La Harpe Golden on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:55:51 +0100) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: 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:103302 Archived-At: How about we make delete-file and similar rename the file as a backup file if you flip an option? That should satisfy everyone, those who want to have a safe-delete option can have it, those who do not, won't. And one doesn't need to be bothered about any special "trash can spec" that would not follow Emacs' behaviour anyway.