Re: C-x C-f RET change

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

>     In previous versions, C-x C-f RET reread the current buffer from the
>     disk.  In Emacs 22, it shows the the current directory using dired.
>     While the new behavior is certainly more intuitive for beginners, the
>     old behavior is needed more often by more advanced users, especially
>     if they are not yet so advanced that they do everything from within a
>     single Emacs process.
>
>     At the very least, the NEWS entry
>
>     | ** C-x C-f RET, typing nothing in the minibuffer, is no
>     longer a special case.
>     |
>     | Since the default input is the current directory, this has the effect
>     | of specifying the current directory.  Normally that means to visit the
>     | directory with Dired.
>
>     should mention that the new key sequence is C-x C-f M-n RET.
>
> I too prefer the old behavior, especially for `C-x 4 f'.

Uh, why?  C-x 2 is easier.

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