RE: dired-details: show/hide file details in Dired

[Drew Adams]

> > `M-x follow-mode' + `C-x 3' (repeat `C-x 3' as needed).
>
> I tried that and it seems to work OK. What I was thinking was that
> similar to how your frames shrink, Dired could split the window and
> show more when you got space back from hiding details. However, maybe
> that would be annoying... :)

I agree that it could be good to automatically expand and contract the
current Dired window or windows (just as I do with the frame), provided that
a user agrees with that behavior via an option (somewhere). I have not
implemented that - patches welcome ;-).