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

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Message #31 received at 73743 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rms <at> gnu.org, control <at> debbigs.gnu.org, 73743 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73743: Auto-save dialog needs extra RET
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 16:22:40 +0800

retitle 73743 Better prompts for Auto-save dialog
thanks
>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
EZ> No one else complained in all the years

Ah, that is because for the last few months I've been extensively
testing emacs -nw, whereas other users might not use it any more.

EZ> We never do anything like that in any other questions we ask the user,
EZ> so I see no reason to make this case an exception (and risk confusing
EZ> the user even more).

That is because the other questions are asked within emacs,
but these questions are asked within the shell. Thus you need to mention RET.

Also users feel bad that yes they can just hit RET,
but aren't told it doing so equals y vs. n.

Currently the question looks like there are only two choices,
y or n
and if the user doesn't pick one then they will just be asked again,
which is not true.

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