whatnow: Simplified and clarified (or fixed?) the situation of failed edits.

[mmh] / man / whatnow.man1

diff --git a/man/whatnow.man1 b/man/whatnow.man1
index 42956c1..a181cca 100644 (file)
--- a/man/whatnow.man1
+++ b/man/whatnow.man1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ or
 after the initial edit.
 .PP
 When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless the
 after the initial edit.
 .PP
 When started, the editor is started on the draft (unless the

-.B \-edit
+.B \-editor

 switch with an empty string argument is given,
 in which case the initial edit is suppressed).  Then,
 .B whatnow
 switch with an empty string argument is given,
 in which case the initial edit is suppressed).  Then,
 .B whatnow

@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ used to direct
 .BR whatnow 's
 actions in complex ways.
 .PP
 .BR whatnow 's
 actions in complex ways.
 .PP

+If the initial edit fails, no new draft is created, but any
+existing re-used draft is preserved.
+Failures of later edits are ignored and another prompt is printed.
+.PP

 The
 .B \-prompt
 .I string
 The
 .B \-prompt
 .I string

@@ -160,9 +164,3 @@ send(1)
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None
 
 .SH CONTEXT
 None

-
-.SH BUGS
-If the initial edit fails,
-.B whatnow
-deletes your draft (by renaming
-it with a leading comma); failure of a later edit preserves the draft.