Save on save

[Daniel]

On 2020-03-30 14:24, Pavel Sanda wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 08:46:26AM +0200, Daniel wrote:
>> What is lost if forced save is the default?
> 
> It depends how exactly it is done. If the icon for save/menu does not look disabled
> after save, I will tend to press it just "for sure". This gives the file new
> timestamp and will sooner or later trigger synchronization machinery, because
> I have most of my work files changes shared across different computers.
> Sooner or later I will enconter some 'merge' conflict because of this change.
> Not too often and in solvable way, but still pain in the ass...
> 
> Pavel
> 

I see. There are often standards in operating systems to show whether a 
file has changes. Many apps don't even have dedicated save buttons these 
days. On Windows, a star next to the title indicates that there are 
unsaved changes, on macOS a dot in the close button. LyX already 
provides those. Couldn't you start looking for those instead?

I must confess, that I abandoned all buttons that have a standard 
shortcut a long time ago from the LyX toolbar. So, I might have become 
already used to this.

Alternatively, as mentioned that Libre provides a special Save button 
symbol rather than disabled. Would that help, or is it disabling in 
particular that is needed?

I am also wondering whether there is some particular problem with how 
LyX handles files. Many applications have no disabled save function, 
still they seem to be gathered towards synchronization minded people, 
for example, Visual Studio Code.

Daniel