From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 1285@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d'
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:45:13 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ej1ot7h2.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvvdv0p8v2.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:30:01 -0500")
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>> When I type `C-x d <something> TAB', where `<something>' is any sequence
>>> of characters, then if `<something>' can complete to more than one
>>> directory name, then the *Completions* buffer displays only those
>>> directory names, but no non-directory file names. But if `<something>'
>>> can complete to a non-directory file name, then it does.
>
>> I think the new completion behavior for C-x d is well-intentioned, but
>> too complicated. Hence the user confusion reported here. Stefan: WDYT
>> about switching back to the old version of dired-read-dir-and-switches?
>
> How 'bout keeping the completion behavior as is, but changing the
> *Completions* buffer to list all files?
How do we do that?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-07 5:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-06 15:37 bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d' Chong Yidong
2008-11-07 2:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-07 5:45 ` Chong Yidong [this message]
2008-11-07 14:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-08 4:11 ` Chong Yidong
2008-11-08 4:19 ` Stefan Monnier
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2008-10-31 15:16 Stephen Berman
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