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dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a file line

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a file line
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:24:25 +0800

w runs the command dired-copy-filename-as-kill.
But if it is not on a filename, e.g., on the "total" line,
or on the line at the end of the buffer with no file on it,
it should beep.

Message #10 received at 52926-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 52926-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52926: dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a
 file line
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 09:17:13 +0200

> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
>  <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:24:25 +0800
> 
> w runs the command dired-copy-filename-as-kill.
> But if it is not on a filename, e.g., on the "total" line,
> or on the line at the end of the buffer with no file on it,
> it should beep.

Why beep?  It does a useful job in that case as well.

Closing.

Message #13 received at 52926-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 52926-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52926: dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a
 file line
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2022 02:57:51 +0800

>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

EZ> Why beep?  It does a useful job in that case as well.

EZ> Closing.

But whatever it does in that case, it doesn't put it on the kill ring,
so one cannot yank it. One just ends up yanking what was already in the
kill ring.

Message #16 received at 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52926: dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a
 file line
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 21:13:45 +0200

> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Cc: 52926-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2022 02:57:51 +0800
> 
> >>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> EZ> Why beep?  It does a useful job in that case as well.
> 
> EZ> Closing.
> 
> But whatever it does in that case, it doesn't put it on the kill ring,
> so one cannot yank it.

Of course, it does.  Try "C-y" after that in some other (writable)
buffer, and you will see.

> One just ends up yanking what was already in the kill ring.

Not here.

Message #19 received at 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52926: dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a
 file line
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2022 03:48:38 +0800

 C-x d			      ;; dired-at-point
 <return>		      ;; exit-minibuffer
 <up>			      ;; dired-previous-line
 <up>			      ;; dired-previous-line

Now I am on the line that says
"total used in directory 198228 available 3.5 GiB"

 w			      ;; dired-copy-filename-as-kill
 C-x b			      ;; switch-to-buffer
 b			      ;; self-insert-command
 <return>		      ;; minibuffer-complete-and-exit
 C-y			      ;; yank

There is nothing to yank.

emacs-version "27.1"

Message #22 received at 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52926: dired-copy-filename-as-kill should beep if not on a
 file line
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 21:58:11 +0200

> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Cc: 52926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2022 03:48:38 +0800
> 
> There is nothing to yank.
> 
> emacs-version "27.1"

This is already fixed in later Emacs versions.

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