bug#20993: 25.0.50; virtual-dired problems

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> A followup to bug #20992.  Here are some other problems noticed
> immediately, besides the lack of clarity and the nature of the "mode",
> lighter/menu, etc.:
>
> 1. The prompt uses `read-string'.  It should use `read-directory-name'
> or `read-file-name', to provide completion.

Yup; fixed now.

> The doc string of `virtual-dired' says nothing about what mode the
> current buffer must be in, or the fact that the buffer is not switched
> but instead its mode is changed.

Ditto.

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