Re: Swap file already exists

On 04/10/2012 11:48 AM, Tim Chase wrote:
> On 04/10/12 10:19, Ben Fritz wrote:
>> If you look closely at the "swap file exists" message, you
>> should see a line that says "modified: no" or "modified: yes".
>
> Seriously?! I've been using vim for over a decade, hit this message
> NUMEROUS times, and have NEVER noticed this line buried in there. This
> is so helpful when my work Windows machine decides to spontaneously
> reboot overnight on its own whim.
>
> THANK YOU for pointing this out!
>
> -tim
>
>

I never noticed that one either. In fact, it would be great if
the whole message Ben wrote was optionally shown above the menu
choices. I think it should also emphasize that, when swap file
is recovered, the original is not deleted, and when the original
opened, swap file is not deleted, because that's not immediately
obvious to a new user. -ak

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