From: Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 4377@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com,
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>,
jidanni@jidanni.org, Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>,
yamaoka@jpl.org
Subject: bug#4377: marked as done (allow one to still choose xpdf instead of doc-view)
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:13:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k5022e3t.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.6626.1252892829.2239.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:31:15 -0400")
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> I wonder if it is better not to include doc-view-mode in
>> auto-mode-alist. Personally, I can't think of an occasion that I
>> would like doc-view mode to view my pdf files except, perhaps, to
>> brag about Emacs's capability.
>
> Is it really better to show the actual underlying PDF file's code in
> fundamental-mode? If you don't want to view PDF files in Emacs, than
> don't open them in Emacs.
IMO, there should be some command in dired to open a file with an
external program. The `!' command is not appropriate here, cause it
blocks emacs till the command finishes. I have this code in my .emacs
for that (and bound it to `e' in dired-mode-map):
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun th-dired-find-file-externally (arg)
"Open file or directory with an external application.
If ARG is given use `xdg-open', else query for an app."
(interactive "P")
(let ((file (dired-get-file-for-visit)))
(start-process "dired-external"
nil
(if arg
"xdg-open"
(completing-read "Command: "
th-external-command-list))
file)))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
th-external-command-list is a list of all executables in PATH, which I
use in several places. I think that could be taken out. A default
value with the appropriate external app taken from mailcap could be
used instead.
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <87skerbnu4.fsf@cyd.mit.edu>
[not found] ` <878wgpb89x.fsf@jidanni.org>
2009-09-13 2:10 ` bug#4377: marked as done (allow one to still choose xpdf instead of doc-view) Emacs bug Tracking System
2009-09-13 15:10 ` Leo
2009-09-13 15:21 ` jidanni
2009-09-14 1:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-14 14:55 ` James Cloos
2009-09-15 13:31 ` Chong Yidong
2009-09-16 1:01 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.6712.1253022430.2239.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-09-15 19:25 ` Tassilo Horn
[not found] ` <mailman.6626.1252892829.2239.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-09-14 7:13 ` Tassilo Horn [this message]
2009-09-14 15:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-09-14 18:09 ` Tassilo Horn
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