Subject: Re: bug#73635: dired-do-query-replace-regexp should check if files are selected first

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 10:02:09 +0300

> Cc: [email-masked]
> From: Visuwesh <[email-masked]>
> Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:52:08 +0530
> 
> [சனி அக்டோபர் 05, 2024] Dan Jacobson wrote:
> 
> > dired-do-query-replace-regexp
> > asks for the replace from value,
> > then asks for the replace to value,
> > and only then finally checks if any files are selected in the first
> > place.
> >
> > It needs to check first.
> >
> > E.g., yes there were files selected, but we just did a first run, and
> > are no longer looking at the dired buffer. We need to go back to the
> > dired buffer first. Fine. But at least let the user know before they
> > bother entering the from and to values.
> 
> It uses the filename under point if there are no marked files like all
> dired commands.

Right, and so I think there's no bug here to fix, and I'm therefore
closing it.