From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ed Cavazos Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Buffers in Dired Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 21:43:37 GMT Organization: Road Runner - Texas Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1054417512 6620 80.91.224.249 (31 May 2003 21:45:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 21:45:12 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat May 31 23:45:11 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19MEA2-0001iY-00 for ; Sat, 31 May 2003 23:45:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19MEAN-00037q-6B for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 31 May 2003 17:45:31 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsfeed.news2me.com!newsfeed2.easynews.com!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!news-west.rr.com!cyclone.austin.rr.com!twister.austin.rr.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 46 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.68.127.180 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com Original-X-Trace: twister.austin.rr.com 1054417417 66.68.127.180 (Sat, 31 May 2003 16:43:37 CDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 16:43:37 CDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:113923 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:10417 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:10417 Some comments regarding dired... Dired is good for what it is, a "directory editor". But it doesn't feel optimal as a filesystem browser. I still bust out an xterm and use ls/cd etc. I considered a list of things that I would want in a filesystem browser: * The "-l" style output should be optional * Hidden files should not be shown by default * Do not create new buffers for each dir visited * Navigation commands bound to single keys * Modeline is menu showing available operations on file I implemented these ideas: http://www.theworld.com/~proteus/ec.el After loading, do "M-x ec" to start. l - Toggle -l style listing a - Toggle hidden files n/p - Next/Previous line u - Up directory ret - Enter directory g - Jump to a directory There are no facilities for "editing" directories, but that's just because I was experimenting with implementing the features mentioned above. Ed Kaustuv writes: > Hi all, > I am using dired to navigate through the files of my home. But the > problem is the moment i move to a subdirectory dired creates a new > buffer for it. So ultimetly it turns out i have just too many buffers > open if i am locating a file buried deep my home directory sturcture. > Is there some configuration variable which shall tell it not to create > all these buffers but to work only from one buffer. In short all i want > is JUST ONE buffer for all my navigation. > Regards, > K. >