From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Subject: Reading directory names with read-file-name
Date: 19 May 2002 01:33:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5xy9eh820e.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> (raw)
When a directory name is read with read-file-name,
there really isn't anything which indicates that it
is a directory name rather than a file name that
is required.
Among other things, this implies that using completion
while reading a directory name returns all file _and_
directory names, rather than just the directory names.
To me, this really doesn't make sense.
I propose to add a sixth argument READ-DIR to read-file-name
which indicates that we are reading a directory name, and
not just any file name.
The completion in read-file-name-internal should (somehow)
be aware of this and only return completions which are
directories (i.e. having a trailing /).
Subsequently, I propose to implement a wrapper in lisp
around read-file-name named read-directory-name.
If we agree on this, I'll implement it.
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
next reply other threads:[~2002-05-18 23:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-18 23:33 Kim F. Storm [this message]
2002-05-18 22:47 ` Reading directory names with read-file-name Stefan Monnier
2002-05-18 23:00 ` Paul Eggert
2002-05-19 19:40 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-19 23:20 ` Kim F. Storm
2002-05-20 0:50 ` Kim F. Storm
2002-05-20 21:33 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-23 22:04 ` Kim F. Storm
2002-05-23 21:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-05-23 22:44 ` Kim F. Storm
2002-05-24 21:14 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-24 21:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-05-28 23:11 ` Kim F. Storm
2002-05-24 21:14 ` Richard Stallman
2002-05-24 22:02 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-05-20 21:33 ` Richard Stallman
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