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23.1.50; In File > Quit GUI, add "Cancel", write "Save", and simplify

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com, 4980 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com,
 jasonr <at> f2s.com
Subject: Re: bug#4980: 23.1.50;
 In File > Quit GUI, add "Cancel", write "Save", and simplify
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:56:30 +0200

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:55:10 +0100
> Cc: "Jason A. Spiro" <jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com>, 4980 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>  Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
> 
> Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> f2s.com> writes:
> 
> >> Not sure. This is for experienced users also. Fast ways are useful,
> >> but maybe not when using dialog boxes.
> >>   
> >
> > Personally I only see a need for a dialog with 3 buttons. "Close
> > without saving" "Save All" and "Cancel"
> >
> > Anything more complicated and the user can Cancel, resolve the
> > situation and attempt to exit again.
> 
> (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
> at the time.)
> 
> Good idea.  Now done in Emacs 29.

This now pops the dialog when you click File->Quit immediately after
entering "emacs -Q".  But there's no buffer that needs saving at that
point.

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