* bug#67444: [PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name in titlebar
@ 2023-11-25 13:29 Santiago Payà i Miralta
2023-11-26 10:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Santiago Payà i Miralta @ 2023-11-25 13:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 67444; +Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta
* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
case, and the last default buffer name.
---
doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
--- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
@@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
(setq frame-title-format "%b")
@end lisp
+To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
+the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
+buffer:
+
+@lisp
+(setq frame-title-format
+ '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
+ (dired-directory dired-directory
+ "%b")))
+@end lisp
+
@node Turning on abbrevs by default
@section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
@cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
--
2.39.2
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2023-11-25 13:29 bug#67444: [PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name in titlebar Santiago Payà i Miralta
@ 2023-11-26 10:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-12-25 14:36 ` Stefan Kangas
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2023-11-26 10:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Santiago Payà i Miralta; +Cc: 67444
> Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim@gmail.com>
> From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100
>
> * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
> titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
> titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
> case, and the last default buffer name.
> ---
> doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
> --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> @@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
> (setq frame-title-format "%b")
> @end lisp
>
> +To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
> +the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
> +buffer:
> +
> +@lisp
> +(setq frame-title-format
> + '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
> + (dired-directory dired-directory
> + "%b")))
> +@end lisp
> +
> @node Turning on abbrevs by default
> @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
> @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
Thanks, but I don't want to recommend that users include :eval forms
in frame-title-format, as that could cause complications, and
generally slows down redisplay.
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2023-11-26 10:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2023-12-25 14:36 ` Stefan Kangas
2023-12-25 15:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Kangas @ 2023-12-25 14:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii, Santiago Payà i Miralta; +Cc: 67444
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim@gmail.com>
>> From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100
>>
>> * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
>> titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
>> titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
>> case, and the last default buffer name.
>> ---
>> doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
>> index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
>> --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
>> +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
>> @@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
>> (setq frame-title-format "%b")
>> @end lisp
>>
>> +To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
>> +the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
>> +buffer:
>> +
>> +@lisp
>> +(setq frame-title-format
>> + '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
>> + (dired-directory dired-directory
>> + "%b")))
>> +@end lisp
>> +
>> @node Turning on abbrevs by default
>> @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
>> @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
>
> Thanks, but I don't want to recommend that users include :eval forms
> in frame-title-format, as that could cause complications, and
> generally slows down redisplay.
Is there some other way to achieve the above customization?
If not, perhaps this bug should simply be closed. :-/
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2023-12-25 14:36 ` Stefan Kangas
@ 2023-12-25 15:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2023-12-25 15:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Kangas; +Cc: 67444, santiagopim
tags 67444 wontfix
close 67444
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 06:36:39 -0800
> Cc: 67444@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim@gmail.com>
> >> From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim@gmail.com>
> >> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100
> >>
> >> * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
> >> titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
> >> titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
> >> case, and the last default buffer name.
> >> ---
> >> doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
> >> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> >> index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
> >> --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> >> +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> >> @@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
> >> (setq frame-title-format "%b")
> >> @end lisp
> >>
> >> +To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
> >> +the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
> >> +buffer:
> >> +
> >> +@lisp
> >> +(setq frame-title-format
> >> + '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
> >> + (dired-directory dired-directory
> >> + "%b")))
> >> +@end lisp
> >> +
> >> @node Turning on abbrevs by default
> >> @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
> >> @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
> >
> > Thanks, but I don't want to recommend that users include :eval forms
> > in frame-title-format, as that could cause complications, and
> > generally slows down redisplay.
>
> Is there some other way to achieve the above customization?
To clarify: the above customization _is_ supported, and will continue
to be supported. I just don't think we should advertise it in the
manual.
> If not, perhaps this bug should simply be closed. :-/
Done.
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