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Emacs - how to install and use dired+?

I'm using GNU Emacs 24.2.1 on Windows 7. I want to use the dired+ features, but I am not able to load them appropriately.

The file dired+.el exists in my lisp path.

I added the line (require 'dired+) in my configuration file which is loaded during Emacs' startup.

But when I type C-x d, it seems to me that the "normal" dired is loaded, not dired+.

  • How can I tell if I'm using dired+ or dired?
    it looks like that:
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  • I can use commands that start with diredp- however, so it seems that dired+ is somehow loaded, but e. g. I do not see the additional commands in the context menu available by right-clicking with the mouse which should allow me to open a directory in Windows explorer e. g. (like described here in the dired+ wiki: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/DiredPlus )

What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • Judging by the comments in the header of dired+.el, dired+ does not augment the usual dired-mode display, instead you have to use dired+ specific entry points to enter the dired+ buffer.

    ;;  Additional suggested key bindings:
;;
;; (define-key ctl-x-map   "d" 'diredp-dired-files)
;; (define-key ctl-x-4-map "d" 'diredp-dired-files-other-window)

    So you are overriding the usual C-x d key binding (dired) with one for diredp-dired-files.