Re: Save on losing focus in Emacs

[Tassilo Horn]

David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

Hi David,

> Try advising the following function, 

[...]

> handle-switch-frame is an interactive built-in function in `C source code'.
> It is bound to <switch-frame>.
> (handle-switch-frame EVENT)

I tried it, but it only works if I switch from one emacs frame to
another emacs frame.

,----[ ~/.emacs ]
| (defadvice handle-switch-frame (before save-some-buffers-advice activate)
|   "Save all file buffers if emacs looses focus."
|   (save-some-buffers t))
`----

The OP wants emacs to save all files when switching to other
applications like a browser (that's not an emacs browser in another
frame).

Any ideas?

Bye,
Tassilo
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