Adding Dmitry (as I do not use those bindings in dired, and so cannot comment on how they improve the use).

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 2:27 PM Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> Here is the commit that made this changed to the `A' and `Q' bindings.
> The NEWS file also notes this and provides an explanation for doing so:

Yes, but why?  Why is this a good thing, at the present time?
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