GNU bug report logs - #73743
Better prompts for Auto-save dialog

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 73743 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: bug#73743: Auto-save dialog needs extra RET
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:29:59 -0400

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  > >   > > I notice on the dialog of emacs -nw, after lots of ^G's
  > >   > > Auto-save? (y or n) y
  > >   > > Auto-save done
  > > 
  > > That much is normal, but
  > > 
  > >   > > [Then nothing happens, and we need to hit RET to see the next question:]
  > > 
  > > the failure to move on to the next question seems like a bug.
  > > Why is it waiting for the user to type RET?

  > It doesn't.  It calls read_stdin, which reads 1 byte.

We may be miscommunicating.
After "Auto-save done", it should ask the next question, right?
Why does it instead try to read a character at that point
before asking another question?


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