From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Van L Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 23:18:04 +1000 Message-ID: References: <89D62EC1-7B76-4590-9DE1-F8EEAE0B1C79@scratch.space> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1525958178 15999 195.159.176.226 (10 May 2018 13:16:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 13:16:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" To: =?utf-8?Q?Jaros=C5=82aw_Rzesz=C3=B3tko?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 10 15:16:14 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fGlQb-00044D-Ez for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 May 2018 15:16:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33946 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fGlSi-0002qR-NH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 May 2018 09:18:24 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45153) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fGlSc-0002q6-2Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 May 2018 09:18:18 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fGlSY-0001Cp-Sc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 May 2018 09:18:18 -0400 Original-Received: from relay2-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.194]:48727) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fGlSY-0001Cd-LD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 10 May 2018 09:18:14 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 123.243.244.176 Original-Received: from epi.local (123-243-244-176.tpgi.com.au [123.243.244.176]) (Authenticated sender: van@scratch.space) by relay2-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 23E3C40009; Thu, 10 May 2018 15:18:09 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 217.70.183.194 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:225200 Archived-At: > Jaros=C5=82aw Rzesz=C3=B3tko writes: >=20 > This might be a personal thing, but Dired for a quick rename is a bit = like killing a fly with a cannon. I find anything involving additional = buffers distracting when I am focused on changing a set of files - I am = typically refactoring a program, which already involves keeping some = items in working memory. The way a mechanism like `uservoice=E2=80=99 for demand driven = development might work in this case is for the programmer to make the = suggestion and post their idea as solved already in elisp snippet for = voting on the next step. I bet the cannon=E2=80=99s shot won=E2=80=99t ever come in contact with = a fly in a mythbuster test. :-)=