Re: Saving when the coding system can't code all buffer characters

[David Kastrup]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:15:45 +0100
>> From: LENNART BORGMAN <address@hidden>
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> 
>> I meant that 
>> 
>>   C-u C-x =
>> 
>> at the prompt gives information about the current position in the
>> minibuffer. Or am I wrong?
>
> You are supposed to type "C-u C-x =" in the buffer you are trying to
> save.  To this end, you can type "C-x o" to get out of the
> minibuffer and to the buffer being saved, and then type "C-u C-x =".

I think that is far too much to suppose from an average user.  How
about putting a property on the character that will highlight it and
display the information on mouse-over in a tooltip?

> Maybe we should simply include the information displayed by "C-u C-x
> =" in the same *Warning* buffer that explains the problem.  That
> would eliminate the need for telling about "C-u C-x =" and for an
> arrangement to find the problematic characters after C-g.

Also an idea, but the warning is more dissociated from the buffer than
a highlight and tooltip would be.

-- 
David Kastrup