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RE: viewing random list of files in dired
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Drew Adams |
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RE: viewing random list of files in dired |
Date: |
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:00:46 -0800 |
> > >> is it possible to view a random list of files with dired ?
> > >>
> > >> What I really want is to examine a couple 100 of images from
> > >> different directories as thumbnails with associated filename.
> > >> The names come from the command line. None of the programs I
> > >> have tried (gthumb,gqview,xzgv,feh) can do it.
> ...
> > By random I ment that the files have no particular common property
> > (like coming from the same directory).
> > Creating links in a new directory seems to be the best bet. After
> > the frustration from trying 5 different programs settled down, I
> > modified dired-image to accept a list of files. While the results
> > are pleasing, it just takes to long for > 1000 files.
>
> Yes, and you don't need to create symlinks or otherwise
> modify your file system.
>
> If you use Icicles, you can define a set of arbitrary file or
> directory names and later open Dired for just that set. You can
> save the set persistently, if you like.
>
> You can create the list of file names any way you like - it's
> just a list of names. The names could originally "come from the
> command line", for instance.
>
> You can also create or add to such a set of file names using
> the files that are marked in Dired buffers.
>
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Dired_Enhancements
I should add that you can also do this without Icicles - Icicles just makes
things easier.
Function `dired' will accept a list of file names as its first argument. That is
the key here. This is all you need, to open Dired using a list `file-names':
(dired (cons (generate-new-buffer-name "My Dired")
(nreverse (mapcar (lambda (file)
(if (file-name-absolute-p file)
(expand-file-name file)
file))
file-names))))
- viewing random list of files in dired, Andreas Politz, 2009/01/18
- Re: viewing random list of files in dired, Rupert Swarbrick, 2009/01/18
- Re: viewing random list of files in dired, Andreas Politz, 2009/01/18
- RE: viewing random list of files in dired, Drew Adams, 2009/01/18
- RE: viewing random list of files in dired,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: viewing random list of files in dired, Harry Putnam, 2009/01/18
- RE: viewing random list of files in dired, Drew Adams, 2009/01/18
- Re: viewing random list of files in dired, Harry Putnam, 2009/01/18
- RE: viewing random list of files in dired, Drew Adams, 2009/01/18