Re: make emacs ask to save modified non-file buffers

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Xah wrote:
> > (info "(elisp) Killing Buffers")
>
> I was already reading that page but it doesn't seems to suggest a
> solution.

What about the hooks there?

> Namely, how to make kill-buffer ask user to save, for buffers that's
> not associated with file.
>
> looking at Aquamacs's source... looks like the “solved” it by actually
> define its own kill-buffer wrapper, e.g. close-current-window-
> asktosave.
>
>   Xah
> ∑ http://xahlee.org/
>
> ☄
>
>
> On Jun 22, 5:48 pm, "Lennart Borgman (gmail)"
> <lennart.borg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Xah wrote:
> > > when i create a new buffer, how can i make emacs ask to save if it is
> > > modified?
> > > for example, i have this function:
> > > (defun new-empty-buffer ()
> > >   "Opens a new empty buffer."
> > >   (interactive)
> > >   (let ((buf (generate-new-buffer "untitled")))
> > >     (switch-to-buffer buf)
> > >     (funcall (and initial-major-mode))
> > >     (setq buffer-offer-save t)
> > > ))
> > > after calling, it'll create a new buffer. Then, if user edit the
> > > buffer, then close it (using either kill-buffer or kill-this-buffer),
> > > then i want emacs to ask whether to save it if the buffer has been
> > > modified.
> > > according to the manual, the var buffer-offer-save will do it only if
> > > the buffer is a visiting buffer. Then the manual talks about save-some-
> > > buffers second argument but i don't see how this fits together, since
> > > i don't actually want to call save-some-buffers.