bug#63676: closed (cancelling editable dired causes UI problems with dired)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: cancelling editable dired causes UI problems with dired Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 21:51:01 -0700

I'm testing: GNU Emacs 29.0.91 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.33, cairo

 version 1.16.0) of 2023-05-15

Dired behavior has multiple problems if subdirectories are present in the buffer and writable mode is entered and then cancelled

To reproduce the problem

1. Open a directory in dired

2. Insert a subdirectory with "i"

3. Enter writable mode "C-x C-q"

4. Cancel writable mode "C-c ESC"

Now the subdirectory is in the buffer, but it can't be folded or removed with "C-u k" and  the top dir files can no longer be accessed.  After playing around a while, I found that "g" (revert-buffer) fixes things, but it's not the most obvious thing to do.

On the plus side, at least I *can* enter writable mode with a folded subdirectory in dired now!

Peter

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> > From: Peter Mao <peter.mao@gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 18:14:08 -0700
> > Cc: 63676@debbugs.gnu.org
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> > (btw -- I did try this with "emacs -Q" and it did reproduce for me)
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> > 5. Try to fold the subdir with "$". Instead of folding the subdir, everything 
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> > 6. Try to kill the subdir with "C-u k" with point on the line with the path, 
> > message: "Can only kill file
> > lines" (expected inserted subdir to be removed from buffer)
> > 7. refresh buffer with "g" -- normal operations resume.
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> Thanks.  So I've now installed Stephen's suggested change on the
> emacs-29 branch, and I'm closing this bug.
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