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feature request: correctly display single file zip archive

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Message #33 received at 1702 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>
Cc: xah <at> xahlee.org, 1702 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, cyd <at> stupidchicken.com
Subject: Re: bug#1702: [PATCH]: feature request: correctly display single file
 zip	archive
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:39:58 +0200

> From: Matthew Leach <matthew <at> mattleach.net>
> Cc: xah <at> xahlee.org,  1702 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  cyd <at> stupidchicken.com
> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:26:13 +0000
> 
> I think the advantage gained here is transparent editing of compressed
> files, like how Emacs can read .el.gz files without having to manually
> decompress them first.

This won't work without a suitable change to jka-compr.el.

> Of course, if you think the user-visible change is too substantial
> without much benefit, I shall make the current behaviour default.
> Thoughts?

I already expressed my doubts, so let's wait for others to chime in,
if they care.

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