>> >I still think that's right, and that when that goes in, this should
>> >come out. Do you object?
>> 
>> the only thing i'd like to suggest is that diary mode
>
>> (a) defaults to off and
>
>Agreed.

yay!  we agree!  :)

>> (b) goes back off when you continue.  how does that sound?
>
>I don't see why it should... I'd like to be able to do some stuff in
>ddb in diary mode, continue (possibly looking at the message buffer
>using userland tools), go back to ddb, do more, go back to
>userland, etc.
>
>The penalty seems extremely minor -- the next time you escape to ddb,
>commands continue to go in the diary. Since this is parobably
>a rare occurance, it seems unlikely to inconvenience anyone.
>
>Am I missing something obvious?

no.  i'm just afraid i'll turn in on, forget, and lose stuff i wanted.
that's all.

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