RE: how to show details in dired mode by default

[Drew Adams]

> I've just switched to emacs24 from emacs23. In emacs 23 the dired mode
> (dired+) shows by default all the details about the files. Now I have to
> force it for each buffer by pressing '('. How can I set it up so by
> default it brings full listing?

The very first section of the Commentary of `dired+.el', which is
only 4 sentences long, says this:

;;  Hide/Show Details
;;  -----------------
;;
;;  Starting with Emacs 24.4, listing details are hidden by
;;  default.  Use `(' anytime to toggle this hiding.  You can
;;  use option `diredp-hide-details-initially-flag'
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
;;  to change the default/initial state.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
;;  See also option `diredp-hide-details-propagate-flag'.
;;
;;  If you have an Emacs version older than 24.4, you can use
;;  library `dired-details+.el' (plus `dired-details.el') to
;;  get similar behavior.