From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "B. T. Raven" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Using w32's find file dialog from the keyboard Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:49:53 -0500 Organization: UseNetServer.com Message-ID: <6f01b$44dca6ef$49f209a$442@DIALUPUSA.NET> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1155314574 18953 80.91.229.2 (11 Aug 2006 16:42:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:42:54 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 11 18:42:53 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GBa5i-00030S-9B for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:42:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GBa5g-0008BK-Ef for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:42:32 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!atl-c08.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!pc02.usenetserver.com!DIALUPUSA.NET!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetserver.com Original-Lines: 17 Original-X-Trace: 6f01b44dca6efa13a853f00442 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:140980 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:36606 Archived-At: "Mathias Dahl" wrote in message news:m2u04jjsq3.fsf@gmail.com... > Is there a way to open the file selector on w32 using the keyboard? As > it is now, the only way to open it is by using the File menu. I am > currently running on GNU/Linux so I cannot check what the function > name called is. I used to want this but now I am convinced that C-x d and then emacs screen navigation is faster. Once the directory buffer opens you can use < and > for browsing to subdirs or C-v, M-v, and of course the semi-miraculous C-r and C-s. After you're on the right line a bare e will open (visit) the file. I am curious to know what other useful functionality might be obtained from using the w32 file selection window. Ed.