GNU bug report logs - #25370
25.1.90; Can't C-g out of register-read-with-preview

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 01:36:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 27634

Found in versions 25.1.90, 25.2.1

Done: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Allen Li <vianchielfaura <at> gmail.com>
To: 25370 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25370: 25.1.90; Can't C-g out of register-read-with-preview
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 17:34:48 -0800
It's not possible to C-g out of register-read-with-preview.  For
example, when saving text to a register with C-x r s, if the user tries
to C-g to cancel, the text will instead be saved to the C-g register.

This can have bad consequences if for example a user accidentally saves
a window configuration to C-g, then accidentally restores it, destroying
his current workspace.  This is also generally unintuitive for the user
as C-g is supposed to be the universal abort command.

In GNU Emacs 25.1.90.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.8),
modified by Debian
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11501000
System Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS




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