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bug#1226: Desktop holds second Emacs session hostage; C-x C-c doesn't wo
From: |
Glenn Morris |
Subject: |
bug#1226: Desktop holds second Emacs session hostage; C-x C-c doesn't work properly. |
Date: |
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:12:29 -0400 |
User-agent: |
Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) |
Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> At this point, C-g aborts the "end Emacs" command. One now has the
> unpleasant choice of killing Emacs2 from the (operating system) console
> or typing in some random directory to dump the empty .emacs.desktop to.
Another choice is of course just to turn off desktop-save-mode, then exit.
> This is a bug.
What should it do instead?
i) Not turn on desktop-save-mode if you answer no to the initial
question:
"Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID 3616.
Using it may cause conflicts. Use it anyway? (y or n)"
ii) Or should this question offer a third alternative, eg "(q) -
disable desktop-save-mode for this session"?
iii) Or should the prompt
Directory for desktop file: ~/"
somehow offer an option to turn off desktop-save-mode?
iv) Something else?
> Even worse, accepting the prompt's default directory, ~/, might
> overwrite the real .emacs.desktop.
If you try it, you will find you get adequate warning about overwriting
the existing desktop.