Re: w32 issues

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:04:24 +0100
> > From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <address@hidden>
> > CC: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden, 
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> >
> > I do not think it is enough just put something like that in the manual. 
> > Instead I think the user should be warned when they try to print because 
> > at that moment they can loose unsaved work if Emacs hangs completely.
>
> As I said when we discussed this, I don't like the idea of warning,
> unless it also offers to save all unsaved buffers.

Of course it can do that. I do not understand what you want to say. 
Would you agree to add such a warning?

> I'd prefer that we try to detect the problematic situation and tell
> the user she could be in trouble only if we find that to be the case.
> That is IMO what the TODO item should say.

IMO it is only slightly better since it is still a very big chance that 
printing is broken.

> > Any user that tries to print in Emacs on w32 have a big chance for
> > trouble.
>
> I don't agree with this assertion.

We do not follow the API:s, that is basically why I think there is a big 
chance that printing is broken. I believe the best we can do for the 
users is telling them that there is a (big) chance that it will not work.

I can't understand how you can have another opinion in this simple 
matter. I guess you try to base it on experience, but I think that is 
problematic here.