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Re: More than two choices in query
From: |
Chetan Pandya |
Subject: |
Re: More than two choices in query |
Date: |
Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:48:01 -0800 (PST) |
From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
>> There was a question some time back if there is a way to query with
>> more than two choices (y/n). Was there a resolution of that question
>> or everyone who needs something like that is supposed to implement
>> their own solution?
> There's still no predefined function for that, AFAIK.
>> I start firefox with browse-url. When I try to exit Emacs, it shows me
>> active process and gives me two choices, either don't exit Emacs or
>> kill Emacs and take down firefox as well.
> IIUC the problem here is not really the prompt but the fact that the
> C code of Emacs does not offer any way to exit Emacs without killing the
> subprocesses (no way to "detach" from them). If this were possible
> a simple y/n prompt would still be sufficient, where "y" means "kill the
> process", "n" means "don't kill but exit nevertheless" and C-g would
> mean "don't exit".
> Stefan
Here is a patch to proess.c:kill_buffer_processes that does not kill processes
not associated with a buffer.
However, this still gives a message there are active processes kill them?
If the answer is y, the firefox process is not killed.
Chetan
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