From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Keep losing work in non-file-visiting buffers Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 23:29:18 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070581517 22630 80.91.224.253 (4 Dec 2003 23:45:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 23:45:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 05 00:45:14 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AS39m-0001yW-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 00:45:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AS475-0000lc-E3 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:46:31 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!charlie.risq.qc.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,gnu.emacs.gnus Original-Lines: 10 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.24.42 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca Original-X-Trace: charlie.risq.qc.ca 1070580558 132.204.24.42 (Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:29:18 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:29:18 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119018 gnu.emacs.gnus:68982 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14958 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14958 > Anyone know of a variable/method/function that will prompt you to > save your work in non-file-visiting buffers before you kill them or > kill your emacs session? Good point. I suffer from something similar with Gnus message buffers getting lost when my Emacs crashes (or my network connection goes down). Does anyone know how to make them autosave into the drafts buffer Stefan