From: Juri Krivov <jkrivov@gmail.com>
To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Scott Otterson <scotto@sharpleaf.org>
Subject: Re: feature request: C-k safety
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 13:11:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTikB8Y7Y7MNLkVM9s3qNu5cUVsQ4v_cCLVbM9XzG@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FE1BB057-ED44-4D70-85D9-4D23502D04A8@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Carsten Dominik
<carsten.dominik@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> OK, I am giving you a variable org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree to get this
> protection, either with a query or by throwing an error.
>
> But: my prediction is that you will set this variable to nil again soon :D
>
LoL!
Actually, I think is a gread idea, and I will test it also. Probably error
will
be much better than query. Thank you Scott and Carsten.
Greetings
Juri
>
> Let me know how it goes.
>
> Cheers
>
> - Carsten
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Scott Otterson wrote:
>
> For what must be the dozenth time, I've just accidentally deleted a large
>> tree by typing C-k while in a headline.
>>
>> This is really easy to do because emacs users have "C-k deletes to the end
>> of the line" worn deeply into their neural pathways -- it's so automatic for
>> me that the keystroke is close to subconscious. A mistaken C-k is
>> especially hard to detect because org-mode displays the result exactly like
>> what your subconscious expects, that is, a collapsed headline is deleted to
>> the end -- and the tree underneath is wiped out with no noticeable warning.
>>
>> Feature request: add an option preventing tree deletion with C-k without
>> user confirmation. Actually, I'd like an option to prevent it period.
>>
>> If this option is already in there, then you're encouraged to tell me to
>> RTFM. But then also please tell me where it is, because I can't find it.
>>
>> Thanks much,
>>
>> Scott
>>
>
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-06-01 14:51 feature request: C-k safety Scott Otterson
2010-06-01 15:43 ` Scot Becker
2010-06-02 22:19 ` Carsten Dominik
2010-06-03 6:24 ` Scott Otterson
2010-06-03 11:11 ` Juri Krivov [this message]
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