From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thierry Volpiatto Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to modify 'write-file' Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 07:30:55 +0200 Organization: ThierryVolpiatto Message-ID: <87bpcs8ei8.fsf@tux.homenetwork> References: <87ochrgpbd.fsf@galatea.lan.informatimago.com> <9f65fba7-3fba-40b6-ad86-75aa4f336b91@g11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> <87bpdpftpa.fsf@galatea.lan.informatimago.com> <9345ad4d-220c-4319-9e2f-d5acfa340d27@35g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <87mxx698dq.fsf@galatea.lan.informatimago.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1273210562 15537 80.91.229.12 (7 May 2010 05:36:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 05:36:02 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 07 07:35:59 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAGEB-0004nx-Fz for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 07:35:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52636 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OAGEA-0003j4-AK for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 01:35:58 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1OAGD2-0003gw-BF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 01:34:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59056 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OAGCz-0003fG-UR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 01:34:46 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAGCy-0006vH-2K for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 01:34:45 -0400 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:42530) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAGCx-0006v4-Ny for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 01:34:44 -0400 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OAGCr-0004FQ-7V for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 May 2010 07:34:37 +0200 Original-Received: from 234.77.197-77.rev.gaoland.net ([77.197.77.234]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 07 May 2010 07:34:37 +0200 Original-Received: from thierry.volpiatto by 234.77.197-77.rev.gaoland.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 07 May 2010 07:34:37 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ connect(): No such file or directory Original-Lines: 60 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 234.77.197-77.rev.gaoland.net Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAElBMVEUHBARgJRFPS0WbMBTC TSG/uJs0yyVHAAAACXBIWXMAAAsSAAALEgHS3X78AAAACXZwQWcAAAAwAAAAMADO7oxXAAABpUlE QVQ4y3VTQXKDMAyUnD7AwvQOhtxj5N4LFh9ow/+/UtlpM0BczWSS0Wola7UBeEb3+3kJ/5p9ZLz3 UI0n0J0Y4K/lh1nG24FhlJOR2LdSKtpV5gfi/Zd+NdaJBbB4D5N0JnfUIVp6obZURkJwS2a8b9uX AkgxA5gCEcknAH1s2z0DPooWmjGKcJR+HNZt+9bm0GtGRycRuZGs98Ffr02vABWGopIAhmXmxnQN BwBXZjgFLHRoqbfeYxCLWqsjLyKhbEHW+A5nEs699Q2O80ALrgHTmUTy6P0MnKyKQpKHpoNWokxs F0D5VegvWmEozyE6nuMiS98mWzlUQ9bW8qYfqOaFtzWlYCqGeIs6HEyl08jkrxUG9MF5ipXpOOpd ZMoXPPVSLWJiiwNNB+eRSyxJZmQKcacikgucnCRiHuJOLmyYJRDPwOqAvY4pA+Wy+VS8G26BAsdb Ph2Hw7ORy/H0IOG0TnaM8Cp0XrFYyU0v2z8AqkifPVbLZ0qo/gsRg60C7p+8Ov9jrUIxFde+jnAq X42hyp/c+ZcnVyUYBarrqZt3+R8450png3cWKgAAACV0RVh0ZGF0ZTpjcmVhdGUAMjAwOC0wNS0z MVQyMjoxNDoyMiswMjowMK3VBDcAAAAldEVYdGRhdGU6bW9kaWZ5ADIwMDctMTAtMjhUMTc6MDg6 NDgrMDE6MDDLdIcLAAAAEXRFWHRqcGVnOmNvbG9yc3BhY2UAMix1VZ8AAAAgdEVYdGpwZWc6c2Ft cGxpbmctZmFjdG9yADJ4MiwxeDEsMXgxSfqmtAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GMpzWSMi55KK7q1Elm8YWtD3jFo= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:73551 Archived-At: Kevin Rodgers writes: > Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote: > ... >> Sorry, I assumed you were already a seasoned emacs lisp programmer. >> Here are detailed instructions: >> >> 1- Find the sources of write-file, type: >> C-h f write-file RET C-x o TAB RET >> >> 2- Copy and paste the defun write-file form to the *scratch* buffer: >> C-SPC C-M-f M-w C-x b *scratch* RET RET C-y C-M-b >> >> You get this in the *scratch* buffer: > ... >> 3- Replace the interactive form in this defun by the one I provided: >> >> (interactive >> (list (if buffer-file-name >> (read-file-name "Write file: " default-directory >> (expand-file-name >> (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-name)) >> default-directory) >> nil >> (buffer-name)) >> (read-file-name "Write file: " default-directory >> (expand-file-name >> (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-name)) >> default-directory) >> nil nil)) >> (not current-prefix-arg))) >> >> so that you get: > ... >> 4- Evaluate this defun, for example positionning the cursor after it, >> and typing C-x C-e. >> >> 5- Use the new write-file. >> >> >> If you want to keep this version of write-file, you can copy-and-paste >> it into your ~/.emacs file. > > (defadvice write-file (before interactive-default activate) > "Insert the default in the minibuffer when reading FILENAME." > (interactive > (let ((default-filename (or buffer-file-name > (expand-file-name > (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-name)) > default-directory)))) > (list (read-file-name "Write file: " > default-directory default-filename nil > (file-name-nondirectory default-filename) nil) > (not current-prefix-arg))))) See also `anything-write-file' that is included in anything-config.el. -- Thierry Volpiatto Gpg key: http://pgp.mit.edu/