Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#73954: 30.0.91; Don't hard-couple `dired-hide-details-hide-absolute-location' with `dired-hide-details-mode'

From: Drew Adams <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:09:57 +0000

> We just added this feature to the development branch.  Let's first
> collect some experience with it and see if it is popular enough to
> extend it in any way.  At this point, it is as possible that the only
> person to use it is the person who contributed it as it is possible
> that it will be the hottest new Emacs feature, so let's wait and see
> which is it.

If you put it out there as it is, it'll be used as it is.

What's the connection between wanting relative or absolute
names for directory headers and wanting to hide columns
other than the file name?  There's only a connection if
you happen to want to do them together.