From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 1285@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d'
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:19:54 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv8wrualyi.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87tzailuv9.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> (Chong Yidong's message of "Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:11:38 -0500")
>>>>> 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?
>>
>> Good question
> How bout reverting to the old version of dired-read-dir-and-switches
> then? (We can keep the new version commented out, so that someone can
> come back to try and get it working properly later.)
Sure,
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-08 4:19 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
2008-11-07 14:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-08 4:11 ` Chong Yidong
2008-11-08 4:19 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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2008-10-31 15:16 Stephen Berman
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