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[PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name in titlebar

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From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name in titlebar
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100

* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
case, and the last default buffer name.
---
 doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
--- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
@@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
 (setq frame-title-format "%b")
 @end lisp
 
+To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
+the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
+buffer:
+
+@lisp
+(setq frame-title-format
+      '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
+                         (dired-directory dired-directory
+                                          "%b")))
+@end lisp
+
 @node Turning on abbrevs by default
 @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
 @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
-- 
2.39.2

Message #8 received at 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#67444: [PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name
 in titlebar
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:35:39 +0200

> Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
> From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100
> 
> * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
> titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
> titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
> case, and the last default buffer name.
> ---
>  doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
> --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> @@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
>  (setq frame-title-format "%b")
>  @end lisp
>  
> +To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
> +the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
> +buffer:
> +
> +@lisp
> +(setq frame-title-format
> +      '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
> +                         (dired-directory dired-directory
> +                                          "%b")))
> +@end lisp
> +
>  @node Turning on abbrevs by default
>  @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
>  @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default

Thanks, but I don't want to recommend that users include :eval forms
in frame-title-format, as that could cause complications, and
generally slows down redisplay.

Message #11 received at 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#67444: [PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name
 in titlebar
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 06:36:39 -0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
>> From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100
>>
>> * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
>> titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
>> titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
>> case, and the last default buffer name.
>> ---
>>  doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
>> index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
>> --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
>> +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
>> @@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
>>  (setq frame-title-format "%b")
>>  @end lisp
>>
>> +To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
>> +the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
>> +buffer:
>> +
>> +@lisp
>> +(setq frame-title-format
>> +      '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
>> +                         (dired-directory dired-directory
>> +                                          "%b")))
>> +@end lisp
>> +
>>  @node Turning on abbrevs by default
>>  @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
>>  @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
>
> Thanks, but I don't want to recommend that users include :eval forms
> in frame-title-format, as that could cause complications, and
> generally slows down redisplay.

Is there some other way to achieve the above customization?

If not, perhaps this bug should simply be closed.  :-/

Message #14 received at 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, santiagopim <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#67444: [PATCH] FAQ: Improve explanation of showing file name
 in titlebar
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:11:39 +0200

tags 67444 wontfix
close 67444

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 06:36:39 -0800
> Cc: 67444 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> Cc: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
> >> From: Santiago Payà i Miralta <santiagopim <at> gmail.com>
> >> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:29:16 +0100
> >>
> >> * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current file name in the
> >> titlebar): Add example code to show the real file name in the
> >> titlebar, not just the buffer name, with the additional dired buffer
> >> case, and the last default buffer name.
> >> ---
> >>  doc/misc/efaq.texi | 11 +++++++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> >> index 70f434d4b99..92622bd0527 100644
> >> --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> >> +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
> >> @@ -1960,6 +1960,17 @@ Displaying the current file name in the titlebar
> >>  (setq frame-title-format "%b")
> >>  @end lisp
> >>
> >> +To show the path to the file when the buffer is visiting some file, or
> >> +the directory path when in a dired buffer, or just the name of the
> >> +buffer:
> >> +
> >> +@lisp
> >> +(setq frame-title-format
> >> +      '(buffer-file-name (:eval (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))
> >> +                         (dired-directory dired-directory
> >> +                                          "%b")))
> >> +@end lisp
> >> +
> >>  @node Turning on abbrevs by default
> >>  @section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
> >>  @cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
> >
> > Thanks, but I don't want to recommend that users include :eval forms
> > in frame-title-format, as that could cause complications, and
> > generally slows down redisplay.
> 
> Is there some other way to achieve the above customization?

To clarify: the above customization _is_ supported, and will continue
to be supported.  I just don't think we should advertise it in the
manual.

> If not, perhaps this bug should simply be closed.  :-/

Done.

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