GNU bug report logs - #5937
23.1.95; why saving empty abbrev tables

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:24:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 24.1

Done: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#5937: 23.1.95; why saving empty abbrev tables
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:49:07 -0400

>>> It seems to make it more difficult for editing (edit-abbrevs) because
>>> the buffer is full of empty abbrev.  I wonder if saving only non-empty
>>> tables is better and user friendlier.
>> It does sound like a good idea.  Any objection?
> Would the following patch be acceptable?

Actually, having tried it now for a while I do have an objection: it
makes it harder to add entries to an abbrev-table if that table
is empty.

So I think a better option is to sort the tables such that empty tables
are pushed to the end.


        Stefan
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