the SPACE filename completion is not working

the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Luis A Escobar]

I am using GNU Emacs 22.0.501 in a Windows XP environment.

  I just installed Emacs (but I have used it before).

 To open a file I key in

  C-x C-f

and in the mini-buffer I see  c:/lae/

Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space rather
than a filename completion.
 If I, however,  key in TAB after the last /,  I get a filename completion.

 How do I enable the SPACE key to work for file completion (I need both TAB
and SPACE file
 name completion).

Thank you for any help

Best regards, Luis A Escobar

Louisiana State University

Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Lennart Borgman]

Luis A Escobar wrote:
>
>
> I am using GNU Emacs 22.0.501 in a Windows XP environment.
>
>   I just installed Emacs (but I have used it before).
>
>  To open a file I key in
>
>   C-x C-f
>
> and in the mini-buffer I see  c:/lae/
>
> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space rather
> than a filename completion.
>  If I, however,  key in TAB after the last /,  I get a filename completion.
>
>  How do I enable the SPACE key to work for file completion (I need both TAB
> and SPACE file
>  name completion).
>   
I think the SPACE completion has been removed because there could be a 
space in a file name.

Why do you need both TAB and SPACE completion for file names?

Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Luis A Escobar]

Lennart: thank you for your help.

   I need both because I am use to it. But, if is not available I will live
   with the TAB

Thanks again

Best regards, Luis A




Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> on 06/13/2006 05:52:40
PM


To:    Luis A Escobar <luis@lsu.edu>
cc:    help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Subject:    Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

Luis A Escobar wrote:
>
>
> I am using GNU Emacs 22.0.501 in a Windows XP environment.
>
>   I just installed Emacs (but I have used it before).
>
>  To open a file I key in
>
>   C-x C-f
>
> and in the mini-buffer I see  c:/lae/
>
> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space rather
> than a filename completion.
>  If I, however,  key in TAB after the last /,  I get a filename
completion.
>
>  How do I enable the SPACE key to work for file completion (I need both
TAB
> and SPACE file
>  name completion).
>
I think the SPACE completion has been removed because there could be a
space in a file name.

Why do you need both TAB and SPACE completion for file names?

Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 14.06.2006 um 00:41 schrieb Luis A Escobar:

> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space  
> rather
> than a filename completion.

| 10.19 Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
| ==================================================
|
| Starting with Emacs 22.1, `SPC' no longer completes file names in the
| minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
| without the need to quote the spaces.
|
|    You can get the old behavior by binding `SPC' to
| `minibuffer-complete-word' in the minibuffer, as follows:
|
|      (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
|        'minibuffer-complete-word)
|
|      (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
|        'minibuffer-complete-word)

--
Greetings

   Pete

The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for  
lists of "Ten Best".
                                      -- H. Allen Smith

Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Luis A Escobar]

Peter: thank you for your help. I will proceed with the binding you
  are suggesting.

  Thanks again

Best regards, Luis A




Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE>@Web.DE on 06/13/2006 05:53:18 PM

Sent by:    Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE


To:    Luis A Escobar <luis@lsu.edu>
cc:    help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Subject:    Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working


Am 14.06.2006 um 00:41 schrieb Luis A Escobar:

> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space
> rather
> than a filename completion.

| 10.19 Why doesn't SPC complete file names anymore?
| ==================================================
|
| Starting with Emacs 22.1, `SPC' no longer completes file names in the
| minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
| without the need to quote the spaces.
|
|    You can get the old behavior by binding `SPC' to
| `minibuffer-complete-word' in the minibuffer, as follows:
|
|      (define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
|        'minibuffer-complete-word)
|
|      (define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map (kbd "SPC")
|        'minibuffer-complete-word)

--
Greetings

   Pete

The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for
lists of "Ten Best".
                                      -- H. Allen Smith

Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Tim X]

Luis A Escobar <luis@lsu.edu> writes:

> I am using GNU Emacs 22.0.501 in a Windows XP environment.
>
>   I just installed Emacs (but I have used it before).
>
>  To open a file I key in
>
>   C-x C-f
>
> and in the mini-buffer I see  c:/lae/
>
> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space rather
> than a filename completion.
>  If I, however,  key in TAB after the last /,  I get a filename completion.
>
>  How do I enable the SPACE key to work for file completion (I need both TAB
> and SPACE file
>  name completion).
>
> Thank you for any help
>
> Best regards, Luis A Escobar
>
> Louisiana State University
>
>
>

This is a change documented in the NEWS file which comes with emacs 22
and includes (from memory) what to do to get back the old behavior.

Tim

-- 
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au

Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Luis A Escobar]

Tim: thank you for the response.

   Best regards, Luis A




Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>@gnu.org on 06/14/2006 03:07:54 AM

Sent by:    help-gnu-emacs-bounces+luis=lsu.edu@gnu.org


To:    help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
cc:     (bcc: Luis A Escobar/luis/LSU)

Subject:    Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

Luis A Escobar <luis@lsu.edu> writes:

> I am using GNU Emacs 22.0.501 in a Windows XP environment.
>
>   I just installed Emacs (but I have used it before).
>
>  To open a file I key in
>
>   C-x C-f
>
> and in the mini-buffer I see  c:/lae/
>
> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space rather
> than a filename completion.
>  If I, however,  key in TAB after the last /,  I get a filename
completion.
>
>  How do I enable the SPACE key to work for file completion (I need both
TAB
> and SPACE file
>  name completion).
>
> Thank you for any help
>
> Best regards, Luis A Escobar
>
> Louisiana State University
>
>
>

This is a change documented in the NEWS file which comes with emacs 22
and includes (from memory) what to do to get back the old behavior.

Tim

--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
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