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27.1; wdired bug and suggestion

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From: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 27.1; wdired bug and suggestion
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:35:57 +0100

The bug:

After (setq wdired-keep-marker-rename ?w), if I rename a file to an
already existing fle name and then answer no to overwriting it, the
other file is marked with w, while it should not.

The suggestion:

For some reason, once I finish editing in wdired mode, I istinctively
press RET to finish, only to discover that it does nothing.  I would
bind RET to wdired-exit or wdired-finish-edit

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Message #8 received at 46438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 46438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46438: 27.1; wdired bug and suggestion
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:48:15 +0200

Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org> writes:

> The bug:
>
> After (setq wdired-keep-marker-rename ?w), if I rename a file to an
> already existing fle name and then answer no to overwriting it, the
> other file is marked with w, while it should not.

I've now fixed this in Emacs 29.

> The suggestion:
>
> For some reason, once I finish editing in wdired mode, I istinctively
> press RET to finish, only to discover that it does nothing.  I would
> bind RET to wdired-exit or wdired-finish-edit

I think many people may be hitting RET by mistake in that buffer, not
wanting to end the editing session, so I think that would make things
more confusing.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #13 received at 46438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 46438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#46438: 27.1; wdired bug and suggestion
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:49:49 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> I think many people may be hitting RET by mistake in that buffer, not
> wanting to end the editing session, so I think that would make things
> more confusing.

Yes.  Users who prefer that can add a binding to `wdired-mode-map'.

Michael.

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