From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs dired: unable to view deletion list Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:01:21 +0300 Message-ID: <83lizrvyla.fsf@gnu.org> References: <41b3b14c-d823-4715-a8d1-6ad54cb19a41@o15g2000prn.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1301864515 27262 80.91.229.12 (3 Apr 2011 21:01:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 21:01:55 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 03 23:01:50 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q6UQg-0002mk-7h for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:01:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44053 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q6UQf-0001Wb-JM for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:01:49 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=56023 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q6UQL-0001WW-G5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:01:30 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q6UQK-0000GU-Lc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:01:29 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout22.012.net.il ([80.179.55.172]:53976) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q6UQK-0000GI-F6 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:01:28 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout22.012.net.il by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0LJ300300GYQ5Q00@a-mtaout22.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:01:17 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.126.47.180]) by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0LJ30026CH236PE0@a-mtaout22.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:01:17 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <41b3b14c-d823-4715-a8d1-6ad54cb19a41@o15g2000prn.googlegroups.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-Received-From: 80.179.55.172 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:80592 Archived-At: > From: Xah Lee > Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 13:17:46 -0700 (PDT) >=20 > this seems to be a UI bug. No, it's a feature ;-) > in dired, type ~ to flag backup files. Then, type x to delete them. > Dired will prompt you with =93Delete D [251 files] (y or n)=94 with= a list > of files to be deleted on the top pane. >=20 > However, when you have more files to fit in a window, part of the l= ist > is not visible, and there's no way to view them. You can't page up/ > down, cant scroll it. I haven't found a way to view it. >=20 > anyone got a method? C-M-v or M-PgDn work for me.