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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Robert Marshall <robert.marshall@codethink.co.uk>
Cc: 29412@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#29412: 27.0.50; dired-toggle-read-only should (at some point!) check that the direcory is writeable
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:33:20 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y2i35ke7.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87o9nt2cvo.fsf@ctlt579.codethink.co.uk> (Robert Marshall's message of "Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:11:55 +0000")

Robert Marshall <robert.marshall@codethink.co.uk> writes:

> mkdir dired-err
> touch dired-err/xx
> chmod 555 dired-err

[...]

> You exit the filename editing mode with an error (not surprising) but
> all your edits are lost. It would be more helpful if either C-x C-q gave
> you a warning

I've now made `C-c C-q' signal an error if the directory isn't writable
in Emacs 28.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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  reply	other threads:[~2020-12-12 11:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-23 16:11 bug#29412: 27.0.50; dired-toggle-read-only should (at some point!) check that the direcory is writeable Robert Marshall
2020-12-12 11:33 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2020-12-12 19:26   ` Drew Adams
2020-12-13  8:32     ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-13 13:18       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-13 17:00         ` Drew Adams
2020-12-13 19:04         ` Robert Marshall
2020-12-13 16:55       ` Drew Adams
2020-12-13 19:58         ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-13 21:45           ` Drew Adams

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