bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

[Drew Adams]

emacs-Q
 
(read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
 
Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
`insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval should keep the
directory in the minibuffer, if `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-02-01 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: ENU
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t
 
Major mode: Dired by name
 
Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
 
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S-SPC n i l SPC " f o o b a r . e l " ) <return> M-n 
M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n C-g C-g <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
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bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

[Juri Linkov]

> (read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
>
> Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
> directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
> `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval should keep the
> directory in the minibuffer, if `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.

This doesn't look like a bug, rather a feature request, because it works
(and worked in Emacs 22.1) exactly as described in the docstring of
`insert-default-directory', i.e. that non-nil means inserting the
default directory as the initial contents of the minibuffer.
It doesn't say it should prepend the default directory to default
values. And I don't think this would be a good thing to do.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/

bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

[Drew Adams]

> From: Juri Linkov Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 5:17 PM
> > (read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
> >
> > Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
> > directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
> > `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval 
> > should keep the directory in the minibuffer, if
> > `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.
> 
> This doesn't look like a bug, rather a feature request, 
> because it works
> (and worked in Emacs 22.1) exactly as described in the docstring of
> `insert-default-directory', i.e. that non-nil means inserting the
> default directory as the initial contents of the minibuffer.
> It doesn't say it should prepend the default directory to default
> values. And I don't think this would be a good thing to do.

I guess you're right. I withdraw the request.

bug#2804: marked as done (23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory)

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org>
Subject: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:57:43 -0700
Message-ID: <009601c9af27$0f0040f0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com>

emacs-Q
 
(read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
 
Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
`insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval should keep the
directory in the minibuffer, if `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-02-01 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: ENU
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t
 
Major mode: Dired by name
 
Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
 
Recent input:
M-: ( r e a d - d <backspace> f i l e - a m e <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> n a m e SPC " f f f : SPC " 
S-SPC n i l SPC " f o o b a r . e l " ) <return> M-n 
M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n C-g C-g <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>
 
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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 2804-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:31:15 -0400
Message-ID: <jwvbprl7m9i.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org>

> I guess you're right. I withdraw the request.

When you do that, please send the reply to <bugnb>-done@..., as I'm
doing in this email, thank you,


        Stefan