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From: rbj@DSYS.ICST.NBS.GOV (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: Weird state
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Date: 30 Mar 89 21:33:12 GMT
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? I started my Emacs, then started an RMAIL and a GNUS.  I read some
? GNUS, then switched to the RMAIL buffer.  I read my mail, and decided
? I wanted to modify some of it, so I intended to type C-x w (widen) and
? C-x C-q (toggle read-only).  Instead, I typed C-x C-w (write file).
? When I saw my error, I typed control G.  Not realising exactly what
? was going on, I continued.  Here's the transcript:

No need to C-x w C-x C-q. If you only want to modify a message, not the
cached header or the Babel stuff, `w' runs `rmail-edit-current-message'.
You exit normally with C-c C-c, or abort with C-c C-].

	Catman Rshd <rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov>
	Author of "The Daemonic Versions"