From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Dired: how to mark with other character but * Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:20:06 +0100 Message-ID: <8735yho6vd.fsf@mbork.pl> References: <87k0rtha1r.fsf@mbork.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="29459"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: mu4e 1.1.0; emacs 28.0.50 Cc: Help GNU Emacs To: Jean Louis Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 31 09:21:45 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1l67zN-0007Ur-Gw for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:21:45 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56336 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l67zM-0001tz-J8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:21:44 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:41780) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l67yC-0001tm-S6 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:20:32 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([195.110.48.8]:36380) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l67y2-0004Vi-SI for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:20:30 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8ADDE6D8E; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:20:16 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.mojserwer.eu Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id PFLeXMw7dQaE; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:20:13 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (178235147146.dynamic-3-poz-k-0-1-0.vectranet.pl [178.235.147.146]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 27715E6D8A; Sun, 31 Jan 2021 09:20:13 +0100 (CET) In-reply-to: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=195.110.48.8; envelope-from=mbork@mbork.pl; helo=mail.mojserwer.eu X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:127481 Archived-At: On 2021-01-31, at 08:34, Jean Louis wrote: > * Marcin Borkowski [2021-01-31 09:53]: >> From the manual: >> >> =E2=80=98* c OLD-MARKCHAR NEW-MARKCHAR=E2=80=99 >> Replace all marks that use the character OLD-MARKCHAR with marks >> that use the character NEW-MARKCHAR (=E2=80=98dired-change-marks=E2= =80=99). This >> command is the primary way to create or use marks other than =E2=80= =98*=E2=80=99 or >> =E2=80=98D=E2=80=99. The arguments are single characters=E2=80=94d= o not use to >> terminate them. >> >> (and yes, it is not easy to find unless you know what you're looking >> for). > > I found that, but it just replaces marks. It does not mark. This one I > use after marking. > > You know when you mark with `m' then if I wish to invoke action like > viewing a video then it is invoked on all marked items. So I cannot > view the unmarked video which is what I need. > > Workflow is to mark videos for later, but also be able to view new > videos. If I use * to mark then viewing videos is applied on files > marked with * so I cannot view the unmarked video which is > intended. The video is marked after review. That is why I have to mark > the file with some other character that is not considered as file > marked for action by Dired. > > It sounds more complicated than it is and I maybe do not express it > perfect. But that workflow of selecting files after review appears to > me very common. Agreed. I think `dired-mark' should ask for a character when provided with `C-u' (without an actual number) - as of now, it just marks 4 files - which is obvious, see this: (dired-repeat-over-lines (prefix-numeric-value arg) but I don't think many people use that feature (and if anyone does, they can say C-u 4 m or something). I'd probably file a bug report with this request. Or even prepare a patch myself (though I have to sort out my copyright papers since I've changed my job and I suspect I'd have to do something about that). Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl