GNU bug report logs - #72389
Unfair prompts and documentation of Emergency Escape

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Message #18 received at 72389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 72389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#72389: Unfair prompts and documentation of Emergency Escape
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:43:04 +0300

> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Cc: 72389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:36:57 +0800
> 
> >> Emacs is resuming after an emergency escape.
> >> Auto-save? (y or n)
> Say: Auto-save? (y or n, RET)
> 
> >> Abort (and dump core)? (y or n)
> Say: Abort (and dump core)? (y or n, RET)
> 
> Also say that in (info "(emacs) Emergency Escape").

Any key except 'y' will do the same as 'n'.  So we have to say

  Auto-save? (y or n, RET, a, b, c, d, e, f, ..., A, B, C, D, E, F,...)

Right?

More importantly, this text:

  (y or n, RET)

doesn't really say what will RET do.

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