GNU bug report logs - #58909
29.0.50; [WIP PATCH] Deleting the last frame of an emacsclient doesn't ask to save

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Message #77 received at 58909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 58909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58909: 29.0.50; [WIP PATCH] Deleting the last frame of an
 emacsclient doesn't ask to save
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 22:09:21 +0200

> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 12:57:57 -0700
> Cc: 58909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
> 
> On 11/2/2022 12:23 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Isn't the last suggestion, of having an optional prompt in
> > server-delete-client, good enough?
> 
> 'server-delete-client' is called in a bunch of spots, so at minimum, I'd 
> want to be extra-careful that prompting doesn't break one of those 
> cases.

Sorry, I meant server-handle-delete-frame.

> It would also be nice if I could fix the C-g issue, at least in my
> local configuration.

You could rebind "C-x 5 0" to a different command, and do whatever you
want there.

> Still, I'll take a look at doing this if you think it would be good to 
> add to Emacs. (If you think it's not needed, I really don't mind leaving 
> the code as-is.)

I thought my opinions on this were clear from the very beginning...

> >> If starting the server activates a minor mode, then Emacs can use a
> >> minor-mode keymap for server-mode. [snip]
> > 
> > I'm fine with doing that, but we must also make sure this mode is
> > turned on when users invoke server-start interactively.
> 
> I think that makes sense, and it should be fairly straightforward. I'll 
> work on a patch for this.

Thanks.

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