GNU bug report logs - #8181
23.2; Dired on Windows 7

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus <at> comcast.net>

Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 23:07:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 8191, 8741

Found in versions 23.2, 23.2.50

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 8181 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: "Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus <at> comcast.net>
Cc: 8181 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8181: 23.2; Dired on Windows 7
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 14:14:26 +0100

On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 23:55, Robert I. Eachus <rieachus <at> comcast.net> wrote:
> Choosing Open Directory from the File menu opens a standard (Windows 7)
> window that allows you to walk the directory tree, but there is no way
> to open a directory in dired mode that I can find.  Cx d on the other
> hand opens an emacs buffer in dired mode. (Normal behavior)
>

I tested this on Windows XP (2011-02-28 published binaries). The
behavior seems to be this: You have to navigate through the directory
tree until you are _inside_ the directory you want to open in dired.
Then simply click "Open" (yes, even though there isn't anything
selected).

FWIW, this doesn't seems too clean to me. IMO, It would be more
intuitive to be able to select the directory you want to open, and
then click "Open".


Regards,

-- 
Dani Moncayo
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