GNU bug report logs - #28843
26.0.90; gnus kills unsaved message buffer

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Message #38 received at 28843 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nick Helm <nick <at> tenpoint.co.nz>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>, 28843 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28843: 26.0.90; gnus kills unsaved message buffer
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:16:15 +1200

On Sun, 15 Apr 2018 at 01:01:01 +1200, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:

> Nick Helm <nick <at> tenpoint.co.nz> writes:
>
>> Personally, I think prompting gains us quite a bit. Most importantly, it
>> can remind users that an un-dealt-with message exists. Maybe they
>> intended to send it, but forgot, or mis-keyed? Or perhaps it contains
>> sensitive info that shouldn't be kept? By silently saving (to a
>> pretty obscure place) the user may never know about it.
>
> Yeah, that's true.  You've convinced me.  :-)

That's great, thanks!

> Do you have a patch to make Gnus prompt at the right time (while it's
> still early enough that messages can be sent etc)?

I'm afraid I only got as far as thinking about how it might work,
possibly using `gnus-exit-gnus-hook', but that's about it.

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