GNU bug report logs - #64844
29.1; M-x normal-mode is a better suggestion than M-x revert-buffer on new unsaved buffer

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Message #8 received at 64844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
Cc: 64844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64844: 29.1;
 M-x normal-mode is a better suggestion than M-x revert-buffer on new
 unsaved buffer
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:53:19 +0300

> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:47:56 GMT
> From:  Van Ly via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> A new buffer to a new file path before first save with adjustment to
> mode kind and comment start prefix convention triggers the suggestion to
> 
>  M-x revert-buffer
> 
> for change to take effect, which turns out to be incorrect for a
> buffer never before saved to file.
> 
>  M-x normal-mode
> 
> does the job correctly.

Thanks, should be fixed now on the master branch.

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