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Using graphical version of gnu emacs v24.4.1 on centos7. I set the window (frame) title manually with this:

(setq frame-title-format '("SAMPLE TITLE"))

It is working OK and tittle gets set fine. Problem is when I start (or switch) to dired it gets the title chaged from the value I set (to the folder name usually).

I am thinking about a post-hook ? I am new to emacs (just a year), so not even sure if that is possible.

Is there any way to prevent dired from changing the window title?

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  • For future reference: Seems like the title changes each time I reload the config with this line: (load-file "~/.emacs") – DenverCoder9 Jul 26 '17 at 22:03
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I don't see that happening with a virgin Emacs instance: emacs -Q. Do you?

If you don't see it either, using emacs -Q to start Emacs, then recursively bisect your init file to find the code that is causing the behavior you don't like. You can use command comment-region to comment-out the region (or with C-u to uncomment it).

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  • I am investigating why/who is changing it. First time it changed I think I was in a dired buffer, but maybe I was too fast blaming it. It is usually not changing (more than four days now with no change), but eventually something triggers a change, and after that it changes all the time (as normal). Will post here if I can get to any conclusion FTR. – DenverCoder9 Jul 3 '17 at 10:28

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