From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Rob Giardina Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: dired-details: show/hide file details in Dired Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:01:21 -0400 Message-ID: <3B4CA18D-98B4-414E-ACEB-04C51825DAB7@giardina.us> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1183431643 12438 80.91.229.12 (3 Jul 2007 03:00:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 03:00:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 03 05:00:41 2007 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1I5Yd7-0005QB-0W for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:00:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I5Yd6-0004dP-Dq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:00:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I5UuK-0003gR-6p for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:02:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I5UuI-0003dy-Rl for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:02:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I5UuI-0003dl-I4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:02:10 -0400 Original-Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.226]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I5UuI-0000Zd-03 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:02:10 -0400 Original-Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s7so1307857wxc for ; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:02:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-priority:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer:sender; b=Y/qL6x0LL6qtABEXs+1eRh69zGbZ/cjF2QV5O8Qm9ioD8G+cBbGEaqgi00JSUhggcBZ5Mx6dUa+yzEAOmbHVID7cXDXzsE5yZLLkaCaL9QII/m6qN3rNsPWlHJU0U3kPQS2tIF+8ZbJaVM271acT73gXbwCcr4zn4/r4j/0NQO0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-priority:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer:sender; b=eddqnVrG+mZUU4T8XO6h0dt1CRyeIz2EcMsz5KYrBbMsb/QVbEe+sKEWKwVTUel4ex0J/d7pF0AQ7skza44fvoqsS+V5O0xcAc/WtBYoxxkqIKNOmMMi4sboBp9NeYmGWOAUblYjZ5sOslivoFVSi3kE5JX0aNzMuOiy2nYKWTI= Original-Received: by 10.70.14.20 with SMTP id 20mr7728425wxn.1183417328917; Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:02:08 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from ?192.168.1.12? ( [71.163.252.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id h38sm11095121wxd.2007.07.02.16.02.07 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:02:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:00:36 -0400 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:74216 Archived-At: I will merge the patch with modern dired and bring in as many dired- details+ features as is feasible. I'll get in touch with you Drew if I have problems integrating any + features. -rob On Jul 2, 2007, at 6:53 PM, Drew Adams wrote: >> There was a patch for 2005-07-07 CVS that was approved by RMS >> which I can send or update if anyone is interested. I went on >> vacation and got back too late to update the docinfo as >> requested; should be easy to update for modern dired.el. >> >> Now is a good time to install it. Can you update it for the current >> dired.el, and send it with a change log? > > How about also installing the enhancements provided by dired-details > +.el? > > The frame-fitting enhancement need not be applied, since Emacs does > not yet > have my frame-fitting code. But I think some of the other > enhancements could > be integrated. They are: > > 1. Update the hide/show overlays automatically whenever you create > new files > or directories or rename existing files or directories. This means > tweaking > the definitions of `dired-byte-compile', `dired-compress', > `dired-create-files' and `dired-create-directory' (instead of advising > them). > > 2. Provide a user option, `dired-details-propagate-flag' which, if > non-nil, > propagates the last hide/show state you chose to the next Dired > buffer you > open. > > I also recommend: > > 1. Binding the toggle command to a key, such as `)'. > > 2. Using "" as the default value of `dired-details-hidden-string', > to save > screen real estate. >