From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: strange behaviour of "//" in open file names
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:01:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uu0bhjwzj.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87bqxpal9k.fsf@wilson.rwth-aachen.de> (message from Torsten Bronger on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:27:35 +0100)
> From: Torsten Bronger <bronger@physik.rwth-aachen.de>
> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:27:35 +0100
>
> When I open a file with C-x C-f I have to enter its name in the minibuffer. If
> its name contains double slashs "//", everything before them is printed in grey
> (my global standard colour is orange). Additionally, a C-a doesn't go to the
> first character in the file path but to the most recent double slash (if the
> cursor was behind it).
It's a feature, see the doc string of the command file-name-shadow-mode.
Btw, two slashes in a row always caused Emacs to ignore everything
through the first slash. The only new feature in Emacs 22 is that now
the displays more or less clearly shows that. See the node "File
Names" in the Emacs manual, where this is explained.
In any case, thank you for your report.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-02 14:27 strange behaviour of "//" in open file names Torsten Bronger
2006-02-02 20:09 ` Kevin Rodgers
2006-02-02 21:01 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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