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bug#13649: boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: bug#13649: boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:11:38 -0500
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux)

>> A command is running in the default buffer.  Use a new buffer? (yes or no)
>> Which is a boobytrapped question, as picking "no" will always end up
>> in failure...
> Ah, to you "no" means "don't use a new buffer"?  Yes, this is too ambiguous.
> A better question would be:

>   A command is running in the default buffer.  Run in a new buffer?
>     (yes or no)

I think it's got the same problem.  I think the question should be more
something like:

  A command is running in the default buffer.  Kill it or use a new buffer?

with C-g being the answer for "don't use a new buffer and don't kill it".


        Stefan





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