GNU bug report logs - #44202
[PATCH] Add variable to control confirmation of help-mode-revert-buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me>

Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 23:13:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 44202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me>
Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>,
 44202 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44202: [PATCH] Add variable to control confirmation of
 help-mode-revert-buffer
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:50:49 +0100

Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me> writes:

> +(defcustom help-mode-revert-buffer-noconfirm nil

In general, I think "negative" variables should be avoided, because
doing the "not not" logic confuses people.  So I'd rather have
`help-mode-revert-buffer-confirm' (defaulting to t).

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