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From: Luis A Escobar <luis@lsu.edu>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:46:07 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <OF28E3CA48.DD935F87-ON8625718D.004615D8-8625718D.00463082@lsu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pshcqhwl.fsf@tiger.rapttech.com.au>





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

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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

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tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
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  reply	other threads:[~2006-06-14 12:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.2859.1150238502.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-06-14  8:07 ` the SPACE filename completion is not working Tim X
2006-06-14 12:46   ` Luis A Escobar [this message]
2006-06-13 22:41 Luis A Escobar
2006-06-13 22:52 ` Lennart Borgman
2006-06-13 23:02   ` Luis A Escobar
2006-06-13 22:53 ` Peter Dyballa
2006-06-13 23:06   ` Luis A Escobar

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