Hadron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Hadron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> I think that planner-diary-add-entry ought to commit the diary file. If >>> I add an entry then it seems natural to expect any "hidden" files to be >>> properly saved automatically. >> >> I think I disagree. I don't at all like files being saved automatically in >> emacs. It seems very inconsistent with the way emacs works. For example, when >> you add a diary entry in the emacs Calendar, it doesn't automatically save >> the >> diary file, does it? >> >> But there is some precedent for this: > > There is a lot of precedent. In this behaviour, the insinuate functions > auto save the other planner files dont they? >
I don't understand what you are saying here. The existing behavior isn't much of a precedent -- note that it only affects files that the user did not open directly. The option was created to avoid buffer list clutter, not to automatically save files after a user edits them. > If I "add something" to a database through any half decent front end , I > dont expect to "commit" manually. > Planner is not a database. It is a collection of text files. You don't expect your editor to save files without you telling it to, do you? > I really see no reason not to save. If one has a LONG emacs session (and > emacs tends to be open 24/7 I reckon for most users) then its not right > to expect the user to remember 8 hours later that they entered a diary > entry and therefore should commit the file. > But Emacs already assumes this. See my calendar/diary example above. > Obviously my 2c worth, but IMO its silly not to save. The diary file is > easily corrected if there is a task saved. > I don't understand the second sentence. -- John Sullivan Emacs Planner Maintainer http://www.wjsullivan.net/PlannerMode.html GPG Key: AE8600B6 _______________________________________________ Planner-el-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/planner-el-discuss
