Re: Bug or feature? 'c' in dired-mode changes buffer layout

[Marius Hofert <marius.hofert@math.ethz.ch>]

Dear Filipp,

It returns:

,----
| c runs the command shell-instead-dired, which is an interactive Lisp function in
| `.emacs'.
| 
| It is bound to c.
| 
| (shell-instead-dired)
| 
| Not documented.
| 
| [back]
`----

Cheers,

Marius

Filipp Gunbin <fgunbin@yotateam.com> writes:

> Marius Hofert writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am wondering if the following behavior is a bug or a feature:
>>
>> 1) open an Emacs buffer
>> 2) Split the buffer via C-x 2
>> 3) Change to dired mode via C-x d; now you have two buffers on top of each
>> other, one in dired mode
>> 4) use 'c' in the buffer in dired mode to get a shell; instead of two buffers on
>> top of each other (one of which is a shell), the buffer-split is removed and the
>> shell is displayed as a single buffer in the frame. 
>>
>> (this is on Emacs 24, Ubuntu 12.04). 
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marius
>>
>
> 'c' seems to be undefined in dired buffer by default (GNU Emacs 24.1.1
> on Cygwin).
>
> What does 'C-h k c' output in your dired buffer?