GNU bug report logs - #1226
Desktop holds second Emacs session hostage; C-x C-c doesn't work properly.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:05:05 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: 1226 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#1226: Desktop holds second Emacs session hostage; C-x C-c doesn't work properly.
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:25:14 -0400

Alan Mackenzie wrote:

> I think Lawrence Mitchell's suggestion of what should happen is right:
> first prompt "save desktop (y/n): ", and after getting a y, prompt for a
> directory to save in.

It sounds like you want the variable desktop-save to have another option:

ask-if-old    -- ask if desktop file exists, otherwise just save.

Or perhaps one of the existing ask, ask-if-exists options?
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