From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
Cc: 20992@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20992: 25.0.50; `virtual-dired': (1) doc typo, (2) unclear
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:48:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8735nb72y4.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <875zel2q17.fsf@web.de> (Michael Heerdegen's message of "Tue, 31 Mar 2020 04:53:40 +0200")
Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
>> The difference, I think, is how the listing is generated.
>> Instead of passing a list of file/dir names (possibly
>> absolute) and `ls' switches to `dired', for virtual-dired
>> you pass a "rendered" listing (I guess).
>
> Yes, that might be the truth.
I've now altered the doc string in Emacs 29 to note that 1) the command
is rarely useful for anything, and 2) try to describe what it does.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-12-02 9:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-06 14:20 bug#20992: 25.0.50; `virtual-dired': (1) doc typo, (2) unclear Drew Adams
2015-07-06 17:49 ` Drew Adams
2020-03-31 0:30 ` Michael Heerdegen
2020-03-31 1:23 ` Drew Adams
2020-03-31 2:53 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-12-02 9:48 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2021-12-02 14:59 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-12-02 15:41 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-12-02 16:25 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-12-02 16:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-09-29 22:44 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-02 23:14 ` Phil Sainty
2021-12-02 23:47 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-12-02 23:50 ` Phil Sainty
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