bug#77668: closed ([PATCH] Consider the current subdirectory in 'dired-create-empty-file')

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: [PATCH] Consider the current subdirectory in 'dired-create-empty-file' Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 03:29:42 +0000

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Dear developers,

This small patch changes the 'dired-create-empty-file' command to use
the currently focused/active subdirectory - rather than the
topmost/default one - as the starting dirname for the interactive
prompt. This makes it consistent with 'dired-create-directory'.

Cheers,

  Kasper


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> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:57:37 +0300 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
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> >> From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
> >> Cc: kpg@posteo.net,  77668@debbugs.gnu.org
> >> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:29:10 +0200
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> >> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:51:35 +0300 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
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> >> >> Is the attached patch better?
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> >> > You kept the "prompts with" part, which I think just muddies the
> >> > waters.  But if you insist, I won't fight.
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> >> I thought it was important to mention the prompt since its content can
> >> depend on the value of the user option, but since the user will see
> >> that, I guess that suffices, so I left it out in the attached patch.  If
> >> you agree with the wording now, is the patch ready to install?
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> > Yes, thanks.
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> Thanks, done in commit 0ac12aed097 and closing the bug.  And thanks to
> Kasper for proposing the change.
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> Steve Berman
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