GNU bug report logs - #2058
23.0.60; bewildering behavior when visit new file throw.pdf

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:15:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Tassilo Horn <tassilo <at> member.fsf.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #90 received at 2058 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Tassilo Horn <tassilo <at> member.fsf.org>, 2058 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 2058 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2058: 23.0.60;
	bewildering behavior when visit new file throw.pdf
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")
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