dired-x functionality default to ON for all interactive emacs sessions

[Daniel Ortmann]

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In GNU Emacs 21.1.2 (i386--freebsd, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2001-11-19 on pyrl.eye
configured using `configure  --prefix=/usr/local i386--freebsd'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

Realizing that the general policy is to leave features OFF unless
explicitly requested by users, I cannot fathom why dired-x functionality
is not always ON for interactive emacs sessions.

Perhaps it should also be ON for emacs batch sessions?  I don't know.

Just a suggestion from a heavy dired-x user.  (Feel free to ignore if it
doesn't make sense in contexts about which I do not know.)

Thanks!


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