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Article #99427Revert on write-protected file
From: macrakis
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 1990 15:32
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 1990 15:32
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GNU Emacs 18.53.11 on NeXT 1.0.1 I would find it useful for Revert to tell you whether the version it reverted to is in fact different or the same (at least as far as dates go) as the in-buffer version. This also provides a positive confirmation that the revert happened. The case which is currently most confusing is where 1) the file has NOT changed and 2) it is write-protected. It is confusing because 1) the buffer doesn't change and 2) you get a message at the bottom of the screen saying "File is write protected", which could be interpreted as an error message. I would prefer Revert to say Disk file unchanged. or Buffer updated from disk. as the case may be. I find this information more useful than "File is write protected."
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb2f1,fedb7d780b1f5c3d,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfb2f1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-09-06 14:41:36 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ri.osf.fr!macrakis From: macrakis@ri.osf.fr Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Revert on write-protected file Message-ID: <9009061629.AA10804@.dupuis.gr.osf.org.> Date: 6 Sep 90 15:32:36 GMT Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Lines: 21 Posted: Thu Sep 6 16:32:36 1990 X-Unparsable-Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 17:35:51 GMT+0100