GNU bug report logs - #2269
dired-backup-diff and count-lines-region

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Marshall <robert <at> capuchin.co.uk>

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:55:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #12 received at control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Robert Marshall <robert <at> capuchin.co.uk>
Cc: 2269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2269: 23.0.60; ambiguity in info file
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:13:18 -0500

severity 2269 wishlist
retitle 2269 dired-backup-diff and count-lines-region
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Robert Marshall wrote:

> (taking the info version), however, at least two emacs modes (dired and
> calendar) overrides this key binding. I think these exceptions ought to be
> documented here. 

Alright.

> I'm often trying to count lines in a region in dired and
> I very rarely use dired-backup-diff as I use version control and that
> function doesn't use vc and therefore I get an error on M-=. 
>
> Could dired-backup-diff, if it doesn't find a backup file, test for
> region-active-p and if t invoke count-lines-region and only otherwise
> signal an error?

Leaving open as wishlist.
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