bug#67028: closed (29.1; WDired should restore the previous `mode-name' when returning to Dired mode)

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Your message dated Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:55:46 +0200
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and subject line Re: [External] : Re: bug#67028: 29.1; WDired should restore 
the previous `mode-name' when returning to Dired mode
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #67028,
regarding 29.1; WDired should restore the previous `mode-name' when returning 
to Dired mode
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> 29.1; WDired should restore the previous `mode-name' when returning to Dired mode
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> Thu, 9 Nov 2023 20:00:25 +0000
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> Dunno how simple and sure this would be to do, but I think that when you
> quit WDired the mode-line should show the same `mode-name' it showed
> before you entered WDired.  E.g., if the `mode-name' was "Dired by name"
> then it should be restored to that.
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> Instead, when you quit WDired the `mode-name' is always set to just
> "Dired".  You lose the info that the sorting is by name or by date.
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> Seems like `wdired-change-to-dired-mode' could just save the `mode-name'
> before it changes mode.  And then `wdired-change-to-dired-mode' to
> restore that saved `mode-name' value.
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> In GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 2, x86_64-w64-mingw32) of 2023-08-02 built on
>  AVALON
> Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19045
> System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.2009.19045.3570)
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> Configured using:
>  'configure --with-modules --without-dbus --with-native-compilation=aot
>  --without-compress-install --with-tree-sitter CFLAGS=-O2'
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> Configured features:
> ACL GIF GMP GNUTLS HARFBUZZ JPEG JSON LCMS2 LIBXML2 MODULES NATIVE_COMP
> NOTIFY W32NOTIFY PDUMPER PNG RSVG SOUND SQLITE3 THREADS TIFF
> TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS TREE_SITTER WEBP XPM ZLIB
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> (NATIVE_COMP present but libgccjit not available)
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> Re: [External] : Re: bug#67028: 29.1; WDired should restore the previous `mode-name' when returning to Dired mode
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> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:55:46 +0200
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> > From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> > CC: "67028@debbugs.gnu.org" <67028@debbugs.gnu.org>
> > Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:21:29 +0000
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> > > Thanks.  Does the patch below give good results?
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> > LGTM - thx.
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> Thanks, installed on master, and closing the bug.
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