Re: [Elisp-code-dired] Dired 7.16 bug: dired.el conflicts with :file specs for image specifiers

[Michael Sperber]

"Stephen J. Turnbull" <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup claims in <address@hidden> on
> xemacs-beta:
>
>     I think it is still impossible to use a :file specification for
>     image specifiers of binary formats (jpg, png and binary pnm
>     formats) in XEmacs once you have loaded dired.el.  So you have to
>     use crazy workarounds or face non-working stuff.  Since that is
>     not documented anywhere, you have to work with copy&paste of code
>     and workarounds from others, and pray.
>
> I haven't replicated myself, but he's usually a trustworthy observer
> although a PITA to work with.

Do you have the slightest idea what he's talking about?  It would seem
strange for Dired to interfere with specifiers, as the word "specifier"
doesn't even appear in the Dired source code.  When I do (with Dired
loaded):

(make-image-specifier (list (cons 'global '[jpeg :file "<some jpeg file>"])))

I get:

#<image-specifier global=((x) . [jpeg :file "<some jpeg file" :data #"<binary 
data>"])>

which seems exactly right to me.

Should I follow up to him on the list?  I'm a bit concerned I'll get
sucked into on of his tirades ...

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Cheers =8-} Mike
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