GNU bug report logs - #2250
23.0.90; Ask the user before printing (sending to printer)

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Daniel Clemente <dcl441-bugs <at> yahoo.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.90; Ask the user before printing (sending to printer)
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:17:33 -0800 (PST)

  I propose to have a new variable, confirm-print, set to t by default, which if non-nil displays a confirmation message to the user just before a file/region/buffer is going to be printed to a local or remote printer.

  This is needed because users may print things by mistake while they are testing functions. I did it at least two times:
- I mistyped a key shortcut in some mode and issued another one which just... printed without asking
- M-x ps-print-buffer RET, thinking that it would export to a .ps file. Ouch! Only if you used a prefix. My org-mode agenda appeared in a printer in another building...


  The confirmation message can, in addition to asking „Send document to printer? yes/no“, say the name of the printer which will be used: „Send document to printer oki_B6300? yes/no“.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.9)
 of 2009-02-09 on CPU107

Message #12 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: dcl441-bugs <at> yahoo.com, 2250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2250: 23.0.90; Ask the user before printing (sending to printer)
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:02:08 -0500

      I propose to have a new variable, confirm-print, set to t by
      default, which if non-nil displays a confirmation message to the
      user just before a file/region/buffer is going to be printed to
      a local or remote printer.

I don't mind if we have this variable
but I am against making it t by default.
Printing something by mistake is not very common
and it is no disaster.  It makes no sense to inconvenience
people that want to print, just to prevent a minor inconvenience.

    - I mistyped a key shortcut in some mode and issued another one
      which just... printed without asking

Please give the precise details.  Perhaps we should change
that mode's key bindings or commands.

Message #20 received at 2250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: dcl441-bugs <at> yahoo.com, 2250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2250: 23.0.90;
 Ask the user before printing (sending to printer)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:09:16 +0200

Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

>       I propose to have a new variable, confirm-print, set to t by
>       default, which if non-nil displays a confirmation message to the
>       user just before a file/region/buffer is going to be printed to
>       a local or remote printer.
>
> I don't mind if we have this variable
> but I am against making it t by default.
> Printing something by mistake is not very common
> and it is no disaster.  It makes no sense to inconvenience
> people that want to print, just to prevent a minor inconvenience.

If we have such a variable and don't default it to t, I doubt it will
help many users.

So I think this doesn't seem like a very vital option to have, so I'm
closing this bug report.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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