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

[LENNART BORGMAN]

From: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Date: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:50 am
Subject: Re: Saving when the coding system can't code all buffer characters

> > Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:40:53 +0100
> > From: Lennart Borgman <address@hidden>
> > 
> > At the prompt "Select coding system (default mule-utf-8):" this 
> just 
> > gives information about the minibuffer.
> 
> ??? What do you mean by that?  I think it tells you what encoding will
> be used if you just hit RET.

I meant that 

  C-u C-x =

at the prompt gives information about the current position in the minibuffer. 
Or am I wrong?


> > And when using C-g to quit the problematic character disappears from
> > screen. Quite inconvenient IMHO.
> 
> The text is still available in the buffer names "*Warning*", and you
> can always get back to it if you try to save the buffer again.


But is not that hard to know?

 
> > Could it be made a bit easier to use please?
> 
> Please suggest an easier way, given that just hitting RET will DTRT.


It would IMHO be much more convenient if point in the buffer to save was left 
at the problematic character.