From: Visuwesh <visuweshm@gmail.com>
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Cc: 73635@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#73635: dired-do-query-replace-regexp should check if files are selected first
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:52:08 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87v7y7b2mn.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87frpbb4cn.3.fsf@jidanni.org> (Dan Jacobson's message of "Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:44:56 +0800")
[சனி அக்டோபர் 05, 2024] Dan Jacobson wrote:
> dired-do-query-replace-regexp
> asks for the replace from value,
> then asks for the replace to value,
> and only then finally checks if any files are selected in the first
> place.
>
> It needs to check first.
>
> E.g., yes there were files selected, but we just did a first run, and
> are no longer looking at the dired buffer. We need to go back to the
> dired buffer first. Fine. But at least let the user know before they
> bother entering the from and to values.
It uses the filename under point if there are no marked files like all
dired commands.
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2024-10-05 3:44 bug#73635: dired-do-query-replace-regexp should check if files are selected first Dan Jacobson
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