Re: A proposal - Dired+'s `$' and `i' to vanilla

[Tak Kunihiro]

I tried Dired+ and found it is nice!  Thank you to let me know.  In my
personal setup, `i' jumps to subdir hearder-line instead of the first
element because hitting `i' twice brings status back like what hitting
`$' twice does.

What I want to propose now is to make the Dired+ behavior in regard to
`i' and `$' to default of vanilla Emacs.

It took me for an year to find out Dired+.  Most books and
documentations mention about vanilla.  Vanilla behavior is important
especially for beginners such like me.

I feel Dired+ behavior in regard to `i' and `$' is more adequate for
vanilla than current one.  Is there reason for Dired to stick to the
current behavior?



> FWIW, the proposed behavior is the Dired+ behavior.
> (http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/DiredPlus)
>
> * `i' bounces between a subdir and its line in the parent listing.
>
> * If the parent dir is hidden, then `i' from the subdir opens the
>   parent so it can move to the subdir line.
>
> * `$' does hide/show without advancing to the next subdir.
>
> * `M-$' does what vanilla Emacs `$' does: hide/show then advance.
>
> * `C-u $' does what vanilla Emacs `M-$' does: hide/show all.
>   (This does not need to be on as quick a toggle key as `$'.
>    And it certainly does not need to be on a repeating key such
>    as `M-$'.)