Subject: Re: bug#2058: 23.0.60; bewildering behavior when visit new file throw.pdf

From: Richard M Stallman <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:58:27 -0500

> I did C-x C-f throw.pdf, with no existing file throw.pdf. The ensuing
    > messages and interaction were bewildering.

    Is that really a use-case?

Sure.  It is not very useful, but why give a misleading and inaccurate
error message?  It would be better to do

  (message "Empty file is not a real PDF file")