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dired-auto-revert-buffer jumps point to beginning of buffer

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From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
To: Antoine Levitt <antoine.levitt <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 27243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27243: closed (Re: bug#27243: dired-auto-revert-buffer jumps
 point to beginning of buffer)
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:22:46 +0200

On Sun, 09 Jul 2017 19:37:53 +0200 Antoine Levitt <antoine.levitt <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Works for me, feel free to merge!
>
> Best,
> Antoine
>
> 17 June 2017 15:32 +02, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>:
>> On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:16:01 +0200 Antoine Levitt <antoine.levitt <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I just noticed this is not yet completely fixed: starting from emacs -Q,
>>> (setq dired-auto-revert-buffer t), open dired, open any file in that
>>> directory, C-x d RET to run dired again, the point jumps back to the
>>> beginning of the buffer.
>>
>> I suppose the command `dired' should not use switch-to-buffer.  With the
>> following patch, executing the above recipe does not move point.
>>
>> diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
>> index 8396652d50..aa59f01af9 100644
>> --- a/lisp/dired.el
>> +++ b/lisp/dired.el
>> @@ -786,7 +786,8 @@ dired
>>  If DIRNAME is already in a Dired buffer, that buffer is used without refresh."
>>    ;; Cannot use (interactive "D") because of wildcards.
>>    (interactive (dired-read-dir-and-switches ""))
>> -  (switch-to-buffer (dired-noselect dirname switches)))
>> +  (set-window-buffer (selected-window)
>> +                     (set-buffer (dired-noselect dirname switches))))
>>  
>>  ;;;###autoload (define-key ctl-x-4-map "d" 'dired-other-window)
>>  ;;;###autoload
>>
>> Steve Berman

On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 09:36:41 +0200 martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> wrote:

>> +  (set-window-buffer (selected-window)
>> +                     (set-buffer (dired-noselect dirname switches))))
>
> This really should be
>
>      (pop-to-buffer-same-window (dired-noselect dirname switches))
>
> Even if people disliked it in the past and some still dislike it: Try
>
> C-h f
> M-x dired

I installed the fix Martin recommended to master as commit b2150e0
(after confirming that it indeed DTRT).  I also added a test for this
case and the first one.

Steve Berman

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