From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [Stephen.Berman@gmx.net: ffap-string-at-point-mode-alist error?] Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:01:16 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1175915080 14948 80.91.229.12 (7 Apr 2007 03:04:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 03:04:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 07 05:03:53 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Ha1DK-0004dg-Bh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:03:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ha1Gs-0006MS-7X for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:07:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ha1Gp-0006Lk-6L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:07:19 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ha1Gn-0006LY-RG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:07:17 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ha1Gn-0006LV-KP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:07:17 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ha1DE-0008Ar-NP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:03:36 -0400 Original-Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=localhost) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ha1Ay-0005ND-C1; Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:01:16 -0400 X-Spook: Albanian FIPS140 constitution genetic Treasury Kosovo X-Ran: {h2:n>>p,iZoHu'=aS*Yfu1QH`C5`Y0i{d,}5w\ad*ssI (Richard Stallman's message of "Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:47:34 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:69150 Archived-At: Richard Stallman wrote: > Trying to use ffap on a file name in a GNU standard error message > is not an unusual usage pattern. It is something that people using ffap > will systematically be led to do. > > So I think we should make it handle this case right by default, > not make it depend on the user for customization. > > As for HOW to do it, I have no opinion, since I don't use ffap. I don't use it either. And the problem with these things that try to guess what you mean is that sometimes there is no right solution. But, I agree with your first point. I checked in a fix that lowers the priority of the part that made ffap match this case as a remote file.