GNU bug report logs - #73727
dired-view-file vs. emacs -nw

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:43:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 73727 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#73727: dired-view-file vs. emacs -nw
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 06:05:29 +0800

>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
EZ> dired-view-file visits the file in read-only mode, so you are not
EZ> supposed to edit it unless you really mean to...

(Actually there are tons of keys that will, if held down a little too
long, end up inserting characters into the top of JPGs:

RET		dired-find-file
e .. f		dired-find-file
o		dired-find-file-other-window

Yes, users should then use "undo".)
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