GNU bug report logs - #50780
28.0.50; [PATCH] Mention the 'r' key in ask-user-about-supersession-help

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es>

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:00:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es>
Cc: 50780 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50780: 28.0.50;
 [PATCH] Mention the 'r' key in ask-user-about-supersession-help
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:54:36 -0700

tags 50780 + fixed
close 50780 28.1
thanks

Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es> writes:

> When you edit a buffer whose underlying file has changed, Emacs presents
> a dialog to confirm if you really want to edit the buffer.  The dialog,
> since 1996, offers to revert the file by pressing 'r', but the help
> message still mentions 'n' and then 'M-x revert'.  As they are
> equivalent, the attached patch updates the help text to recommend
> pressing 'r'.

That makes sense.  Pushed to master as commit 67a0eee727.

Thanks for the patch!
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