GNU bug report logs - #41250
28.0.50; Dired displays unconditionally ls-switches on modeline

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller <at> live.com>

Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 01:43:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 41250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 41250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, arthur.miller <at> live.com, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: Re: bug#41250: 28.0.50;
 Dired displays unconditionally ls-switches on modeline
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 22:09:17 +0300

> Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 11:55:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: 41250 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> 
> an integer - show first N chars of switches

I don't think this is a useful value: the user will rarely know how
much space is available on the mode line.  Also, truncating without
showing ellipsis or some other sign of truncation is IMO a sub-optimal
UI.

Thanks.
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