GNU bug report logs - #5717
23.1; auto-revert-mode loses point in dired buffers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: flat0103 <at> gmail.com

Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:36:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 5717 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: flat0103 <at> gmail.com
Cc: 5717 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5717: 23.1; auto-revert-mode loses point in dired buffers
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:55:00 +0200

> In dired buffers, auto-revert-mode will cause the location of point to
> change to point-min whenever a change occurs.  It seems much better to
> keep current point; this may not always be the same cursor location,
> but will be correct much more often.

Recently we fixed `dired-revert' to keep window points.
And now I can't reproduce your bug report with the latest code.
`auto-revert-mode' keeps point in dired buffers.

Could you provide more information: Emacs version number
and step-by-step recipe with the latest code.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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