Re: Keep losing work in non-file-visiting buffers

[sebyte <sdt133@netscape.net>]

Kevin,

> Since *info* and *Help* buffers are never(?) marked as modified, I guess
> it's actually save-buffers-kill-emacs (C-x C-c) that's holding you up, not
> kill-buffer (C-x k).  And that means it's buffer-offer-save that's at 
> fault, not kill-buffer-query-functions.
> 
> So maybe you just want to turn on buffer-offer-save for buffers you 
> explictly create, as with switch-to-buffer (C-x b), instead of buffers Emacs 
> creates for you:
> 
> (defadvice switch-to-buffer (after buffer-offer-save activate)
>   "Set `buffer-offer-save' when called interactively."
>   (and (interactive-p)
>        (setq buffer-offer-save t))) ; automatically local in all buffers
> 

this time it really does work like a dream.  Johan Bockgard's hack also works 
but offers no failed memory protection and is consequently not very helpful.  i 
therefore extend my thanks just to you.

sebyte