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24.0.93; desktop.el doesn't restore buffers visiting files in archives

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Message #14 received at 10708 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 10708 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10708: 24.0.93;
	desktop.el doesn't restore buffers visiting files in archives
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:45:55 +0200

> From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:48:03 -0700
> 
> On 2/3/12 6:39 AM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >> IOW, desktop.el does not realize that this form of file names means an
> >> archive member, and therefore does not extract that member when
> >> restoring the desktop.
> >
> > Of course, the "right" fix is to implement a file-name-handler
> > for tarballs (and other archives),
> 
> Is "archive!member" a good syntax?

We are using it for a long time, and no one ever complained.

> i.e. what about regular files that have "!"  in their name?

desktop.el will need to look for a literal file first, and only then
for an archive member.

> (not to mention archives or archive members that have "!" in their
> name)

That is already handled, AFAIR.

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