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bug#16630: desktop-auto-save seems confusing
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From: |
Juri Linkov |
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Subject: |
bug#16630: desktop-auto-save seems confusing |
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Date: |
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 10:54:22 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
> Why doesn't enabling desktop-save-mode at any time just turn it on?
> Why does it require the desktop file to exist beforehand?
desktop-auto-save is an noninteractive operation, so first
you need to select a directory where you want to save the desktop
using M-x desktop-save or M-x desktop-save-in-desktop-dir
that asks interactively where to save the desktop.
This allows desktop-auto-save to know the desktop file name.
If there is no other way to let desktop-auto-save know the desktop file name,
then the need to use M-x desktop-save after activating desktop-auto-save
could be mentioned in the docstring.