From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7747: Please put current file name in the prompt for rename-file Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:14:50 +0100 Message-ID: References: <18DA5640211F43C3B3DE7C161ED13DE2@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1293499413 22269 80.91.229.12 (28 Dec 2010 01:23:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:23:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7747@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 28 02:23:26 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PXOHe-0003o6-0P for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:23:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52069 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PXOHc-0004Ad-VT for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:23:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=55003 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PXOHY-0004AN-JX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:23:21 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PXOHX-00031t-DF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:23:20 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:57041) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PXOHX-00031p-8W for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:23:19 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PXO3h-0000Me-R1; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:09:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lennart Borgman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:09:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7747 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7747-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7747.12934985041348 (code B ref 7747); Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:09:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7747) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Dec 2010 01:08:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PXO35-0000Lh-Rm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:08:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ew0-f44.google.com ([209.85.215.44]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PXO33-0000LW-Nk for 7747@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:08:22 -0500 Original-Received: by ewy8 with SMTP id 8so4456458ewy.3 for <7747@debbugs.gnu.org>; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:15:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=aIrhWyXHTaCauc6kTOQTUlq3V/v7FUsAcViI0+C5o3Q=; b=jix5N98OU2g6xf7r9DAG9auSD3J9xAkPg9oBJI8MgALdjlsmLJ5/aa70QoOWZcqxd+ cxp/1VRTLf7fybN1fsNP869V9Iqt3mq1FgB5ZDFuHUFSiLKKXQQPtmycGzUM7pY/3W6u eWiC+qKqY+guXKkLYZDe7VsWvz6VCWp7oneiI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=FnkCYp0nVVrhAbMX/sbx4I2o9rQuHok7B8qhu4tQKoI6/sS0RcS+f4HhFkXYNOpUzz LBATQzxhSqrDe13XcK4tDSmllxvTXmIok9hPblmKbTvaKMarSTjmbBABEpGMpDWVCTW+ i7DxsJGE4OSIVSxJWLQkJLxBq1FSlxXUb6CQ0= Original-Received: by 10.213.9.66 with SMTP id k2mr1657926ebk.84.1293498910300; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:15:10 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.213.20.148 with HTTP; Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:14:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <18DA5640211F43C3B3DE7C161ED13DE2@us.oracle.com> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:09:01 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:42885 Archived-At: On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Drew Adams wrote: >> The prompt for `rename-file' does not currently show the old file name > > What old file name? =C2=A0Which file is the "old file"? > >> Wouldn't it be better if the prompt should the current file name at init= ? > > What "current file"? > > You can use `rename-file' from anywhere in Emacs. =C2=A0Yes, if you use i= t from a > file buffer or from Dired then a reasonable default value is provided. = =C2=A0But > that's all it is: a default value. I did not think of that, but I am sure you understood me. > We should treat this default value the same way we treat default values > generally (i.e., most default values). Yes. And the only reasonable way to do that is to put them after the prompt= .