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: Commit netiquette. Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:40 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87eikjzaug.fsf@telefonica.net> <87tytckvxy.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Reply-To: ams@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1266953269 11974 80.91.229.12 (23 Feb 2010 19:27:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:27:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ofv@wanadoo.es, lekktu@gmail.com, monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 23 20:27:45 2010 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 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Nk0PJ-0003eY-TQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:27:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37701 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Nk0PA-0004L7-As for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:48 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Nk0P5-0004Kr-T0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:43 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48300 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Nk0P5-0004Kj-GV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:43 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Nk0P4-0004ti-4V for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:43 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:38885) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Nk0OR-0004q7-Q6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:26:42 -0500 Original-Received: from ams by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Nk0O4-0000K8-9b; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:40 -0500 In-reply-to: <87tytckvxy.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (message from Chong Yidong on Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:06:49 -0500) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:121306 Archived-At: > ---------------- > Author: > Summary: > > blablabla > ---------------- > > where is the text taken from the ChangeLog. Then for > backends which support the notion of summary-line, C-c C-c could > just signal an error if the Summary line is still blank. > > That seems overly forceful, emacs is not just by emacs developers, it > is used by an immense number of people. I don't think it should issue an error, but it should prompt the user. This is similar to how message-mode prompts if you mess up the mail headers, like having a bogus email address in the To: header. I think user interactive promopts should be keep to a minimum. Maybe one could use font-lock, and just mark it visually.