From: Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
Cc: 12394@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12394: 24.2.50; wdired: error when wdired-use-interactive-rename is non-nil
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 19:16:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mvroi73g.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86627k7691.fsf@web.de> (Michael Heerdegen's message of "Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:40:26 +0200")
On 2012-09-11, at 21:40, Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> wrote:
> Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
>
>> when you have set `wdired-use-interactive-rename' to non-nil, and you
>> add something to the front of a filename when in wdired-mode, you get
>> an error after hitting C-c C-c.
>
> But wait. There are many more problems with
> `wdired-use-interactive-rename' non-nil.
>
> All in emacs -Q:
>
> 1. When I hit ! at the prompt after hitting C-c C-c to perform changes,
> this has not the desired effect. Emacs still asks me one time for every
> remaining renaming action.
Could not reproduce in GNU Emacs 25.1.50.1 - got an error even before
the prompt.
> In general, IMHO `wdired-use-interactive-rename' is not very useful at
> all. I never used it, and the fact that all these problems were never
> reported by anyone before indicates that not many people are using it.
>
> I suggest to remove it completely. Instead, it would be better to
> ask the user in a way similar to e.g. C in dired, like
>
> Really perform these renamings?
>
> a -> b
> b -> a
> file-x -> file-y
> ...
>
> But I'm open to other suggestions. Any opinions?
+1.
> Thanks,
>
> Michael.
--
mb
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-09 14:19 bug#12394: 24.2.50; wdired: error when wdired-use-interactive-rename is non-nil Michael Heerdegen
2012-09-11 18:40 ` Michael Heerdegen
2016-01-29 18:16 ` Marcin Borkowski [this message]
2016-02-02 12:08 ` martin rudalics
2016-01-29 18:15 ` Marcin Borkowski
2020-09-13 17:09 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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