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Perhaps you used Ctrl-C, which means abort. The message is there to prevent you from accidentally discarding your file. If you use Ctrl-K Q, then it works the

Perhaps you used Ctrl-C, which means abort. The message is there to prevent you from accidentally discarding your file. If you use Ctrl-K Q, then it works the way you expect. Notice that it says "Hit Ctrl-K Q to exit or Ctrl-K H for help" when you first start the editor. I added this beginning with version 4.2 for this very reason. Also, if you try "jpico" JOE further emulates nano (pico is nano's predecessor).

digi_owl 9y ago
Ctrl-K Q still produce the "lose changes to file" wording, indicating that a Y answer is backwards from what i would consider the norm these days.
- jhallenworld 9y ago
  Which version of JOE? It should say "File fred has been modified. Save it (y, n, ^C)?" Maybe you have a .joerc file in your home directory with the old bindings.
  - digi_owl 9y ago
    Hmm, it may be that the repository had an old version. I'll try looking for an update.
- kzrdude 9y ago
  I know Yes/No remains very usable in a terminal, but seriously, why is there not consensus about the question of verbs vs Yes/No alternatives in dialogs yet? I always thought the verbs were obviously better. Better the quicker you're reading the dialog, and most users don't bother reading it all. To be clear with what I mean: 1. Do you want to save your data before exiting? [Yes] [No] [Cancel] 2. Do you want to save your data before exiting? [Save] [Discard] [Cancel]
  - pfranz 9y ago
    For GUIs I 100% agree it should always use verbs. For command lines I think there's a very long history of confirming destructive things and allowing for /usr/bin/yes, so verbs don't quite make sense. I think GUIs took so long coming around because of the command line.
    - acqq 9y ago
      The question "Do you want to save" on exit (which some software asks) is destructive when answered "no" (you lose shat you've typed and efited). I've always found it wrong, as in most other cases answering yes is destructive ("do you want to format?")
      - Spivak 9y ago
        It's effectively a different way of asking "Are you sure?" where the affirmative continues.

digi_owl 9y ago

Ctrl-K Q still produce the "lose changes to file" wording, indicating that a Y answer is backwards from what i would consider the norm these days.

jhallenworld 9y ago
Which version of JOE? It should say "File fred has been modified. Save it (y, n, ^C)?" Maybe you have a .joerc file in your home directory with the old bindings.
- digi_owl 9y ago
  Hmm, it may be that the repository had an old version. I'll try looking for an update.
kzrdude 9y ago
I know Yes/No remains very usable in a terminal, but seriously, why is there not consensus about the question of verbs vs Yes/No alternatives in dialogs yet? I always thought the verbs were obviously better. Better the quicker you're reading the dialog, and most users don't bother reading it all. To be clear with what I mean: 1. Do you want to save your data before exiting? [Yes] [No] [Cancel] 2. Do you want to save your data before exiting? [Save] [Discard] [Cancel]
- pfranz 9y ago
  For GUIs I 100% agree it should always use verbs. For command lines I think there's a very long history of confirming destructive things and allowing for /usr/bin/yes, so verbs don't quite make sense. I think GUIs took so long coming around because of the command line.
  - acqq 9y ago
    The question "Do you want to save" on exit (which some software asks) is destructive when answered "no" (you lose shat you've typed and efited). I've always found it wrong, as in most other cases answering yes is destructive ("do you want to format?")
    - Spivak 9y ago
      It's effectively a different way of asking "Are you sure?" where the affirmative continues.