bug#81491: 30.2; Doc of `image-dired-display-*
Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:31:22 +0300
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> From: "Drew Adams" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2026 08:26:27 -0700 > > > > I don't recall which Emacs release was current in 2015, > > > when I added the command, but I'm pretty sure it worked > > > then, at least with my PC etc. Of course, that was > > > with a different MS Windows, different PC, etc. > > > > What happens if you don't pass the prefix argument to > > image-dired-display-image? > > I believe I covered that above. For Emacs 30.2 (which > I think is what you're asking about) - I get an error: > > > > > Before I answer, I need you to try and describe what > > > > happens in a modern Emacs when you don't pass that > > > > argument. I suspect that what happens completely > > > > removes the need for the argument. > > > > > > With Emacs 30.2 I get the error "No buffer named > > > *image-dired-display-image*", whether or not I > > > provide a prefix arg. > > (I also mentioned what happens for earlier releases.) I cannot see any connection between the change in the signature of image-dired-display-image and the error message, sorry. > > (I couldn't try your code, because it's incomplete: some functions it > > calls are missing.) > > To be clear, I'm willing to not belabor this and just > remove (give up on) my command. But if you really do > want to try the code: Not really, I just thought it would explain the error message. Anyway, at this point I must bow out of the attempt to help you understand how to change your code to avoid the error. I hope someone else will be able to do that.