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[h-e-w] Emacs unexpectedly deletes edited file
From: |
John J . Xenakis |
Subject: |
[h-e-w] Emacs unexpectedly deletes edited file |
Date: |
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:44:13 -0400 |
1. Open file, setting coding system as follows:
(setq save-buffer-coding-system 'windows-1252) ;; windows only
2. Load a file containing \235 character.
3. Modify file and type Ctrl-X Ctrl-S.
4. Get error message buffer that begins: "These default coding systems
were tried to encode text ..."
5. Get minibuffer message: "Select coding system (default raw-text): "
6. Decide you don't want to save, click "X" to close emacs.
7. Discover that the entire file has been deleted (though a recovery
file was saved).
- [h-e-w] Emacs unexpectedly deletes edited file,
John J . Xenakis <=