GNU bug report logs - #49869
Revert buffer? Yes/No/Maybe

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Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:47:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 49869 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49869: Revert buffer?  Yes/No/Maybe
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:43:43 +0300

> Since we now have the use-short-answers option, why is it a problem to
> have to confirm, if you could make it a single key?

The problem is that by default the length of the key sequence
when the user decides to revert the current buffer
is 7 keys:

  'C-x x g y e s RET'

With the patch provided by Gregory the default length
will be reduced to 4 keys:

  'C-x x g y'

or to 3 keys when there are no unsaved changes.

The yes/no question is still asked when revert-buffer
is called automatically - that makes sense.
But when the user decided to revert the buffer explicitly,
why require to type more keys?
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