From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: Chris Withers <chris@simplistix.co.uk>
Cc: 3250@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#3250: 23.0.93; tab completion flakey with tramp when insert-default-directory is nil
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 18:24:49 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ljp4oatq.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A074FBE.9080808@simplistix.co.uk> (Chris Withers's message of "Sun, 10 May 2009 23:05:50 +0100")
Chris Withers <chris@simplistix.co.uk> writes:
>>> -(setq insert-default-directory nil) in .emacs
>>> -restart
>>> C-x C-f
>>> ..
>>> - then try using tab completion
>>
>> Pressing TAB shows the contents of my home directory. This is expected
>> behavior. What behavior do you observe?
>
> Did you do the all important '..' to go to a parent directory?
After typing `..', I type TAB. The text in the minibuffer completes to
../
After typing TAB again, Emacs offers a completions list showing the
directories in /home. This is expected.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-10 22:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-05-10 21:50 bug#3250: Re: bug#3250: 23.0.93; tab completion flakey with tramp when insert-default-directory is nil Chong Yidong
2009-05-10 21:53 ` Chris Withers
2009-05-10 22:04 ` Chong Yidong
2009-05-10 22:05 ` Chris Withers
2009-05-10 22:24 ` Chong Yidong [this message]
2009-05-10 22:42 ` Chris Withers
2009-05-11 3:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-11 8:13 ` Chris Withers
2009-05-11 14:13 ` Stefan Monnier
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2009-05-09 17:37 Chris Withers
2009-05-09 22:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-09 22:51 ` Chris Withers
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