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Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode
From: |
Dan Nicolaescu |
Subject: |
Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode |
Date: |
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:09:19 -0700 |
Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
> > I think `C-x C-q' is a good key binding, but it has one problem.
> > For users who have a habit typing `C-x C-q' repeatedly to switch
> > between editable and read-only states, typing `C-x C-q' in wdired mode
> > will put the dired buffer into the confusing state: the mode line still
> > says "Editable Dired", but the buffer is read-only now. Users who don't
> > notice %%-characters in the mode line might have a hard time finding
> > out what happened.
>
> Yes, there needs to be a bit more work to make the C-x C-q binding
> work correctly. That's why I didn't add the binding when I originally
> installed the wdired.el code.
>
> Now that the binding is added, let's fix the problem.
Just so there's not confusion: the problem with the effects of C-x C-q
in wdired more existed before the new key bindings was added.
Now, what should C-x C-q do in wdired mode?
How about this:
if not buffer-modified-p
switch back to dired-mode
else
print a warning that the user needs to either save her changes or
cancel them
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, (continued)
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2007/07/24
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, joakim, 2007/07/24
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Mathias Dahl, 2007/07/24
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/24
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2007/07/24
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/25
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2007/07/25
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/26
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Juri Linkov, 2007/07/25
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Stefan Monnier, 2007/07/25
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode,
Dan Nicolaescu <=
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Juri Linkov, 2007/07/26
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/26
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Juri Linkov, 2007/07/27
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/28
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Juri Linkov, 2007/07/29
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2007/07/29
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Richard Stallman, 2007/07/30
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Juri Linkov, 2007/07/27
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2007/07/27
- Re: wdired-change-to-wdired-mode needs a key binding in dired-mode, Leo, 2007/07/27