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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: dcl441-bugs <at> yahoo.com

Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:25:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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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: 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.
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