bug#23033: 24.5; Lock file uses the same extension as the file it's locking

[Stefan Kangas]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

>> I just checked some other editors:
>>
>> - vim uses ".foo.swp"
>> - nano uses ".foo.swp"
>> - VSCode has no swap file (or it's not in the directory)
>> - GEdit has no swap file (or it's not in the directory)
>
> And these swap files serve the same purpose as our lock files?

No idea.  They are created when I start editing a file.

I guess for a casual user the effect is the same, because all they will
notice is what I did: a file pops up when you start editing.