(interactive "GSome prompt: ") on w32

(interactive "GSome prompt: ") on w32

[Lennart Borgman]

It looks to me like (interactive "G...") can not be used to choose a 
file name when run from the menus (ie when a dialog box is displayed).

Maybe this could be cured on w32 by asking first if the user wants to 
pick a directory or a file? Maybe there is some better cure? Maybe the 
dialog box should be avoided in this case?

Re: (interactive "GSome prompt: ") on w32

[Jason Rumney]

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:

> It looks to me like (interactive "G...") can not be used to choose a
> file name when run from the menus (ie when a dialog box is displayed).

It works for me. Can you please explain in more detail what happens
when you run the following code:

(defun test (filename) "testing"
  (interactive "GFile")
  (message filename))

(define-key menu-bar-file-menu [test]
  '(menu-item "Test" test :help "Testing"))

Re: (interactive "GSome prompt: ") on w32

[Lennart Borgman]

Jason Rumney wrote:
> Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
>
>   
>> It looks to me like (interactive "G...") can not be used to choose a
>> file name when run from the menus (ie when a dialog box is displayed).
>>     
>
> It works for me. Can you please explain in more detail what happens
> when you run the following code:
>
> (defun test (filename) "testing"
>   (interactive "GFile")
>   (message filename))
>
> (define-key menu-bar-file-menu [test]
>   '(menu-item "Test" test :help "Testing"))
>
>   
Thanks for responding, Jason. Sorry, I should have written "can not be 
used to choose a directory name". I can choose a file but not a 
directory. Should not that be possible with "G"?

Re: (interactive "GSome prompt: ") on w32

[Jason Rumney]

Lennart Borgman wrote:
> Thanks for responding, Jason. Sorry, I should have written "can not be 
> used to choose a directory name". I can choose a file but not a 
> directory. Should not that be possible with "G"?
What happens if you select "Current Directory" from the Filter dropdown 
and press "Open"?

Re: (interactive "GSome prompt: ") on w32

[Lennart Borgman]

Jason Rumney wrote:
> Lennart Borgman wrote:
>> Thanks for responding, Jason. Sorry, I should have written "can not 
>> be used to choose a directory name". I can choose a file but not a 
>> directory. Should not that be possible with "G"?
> What happens if you select "Current Directory" from the Filter 
> dropdown and press "Open"?
If I do that I feel a bit ashamed ;-)

Thanks, I did not know that.