Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

[CloudStrife]

 I would like to implement the following feature:
 If there is a filename within one buffer, I would like
 to open this file just by moving the point over that
 filename and hitting a special keystroke.

THere is a similar thread in this group that deals with this topic but
inspite of reading it and tring it didnot herlp. hrer is what happened

####### say this is some buffer########
....
......
......
source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl
....
...

######## Buffer ends ##############

Now i would like to open the file by positioning my cursor over
"/tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl" at any point and open it either in the
same buffer or preferably another buffer.
What was suggested in the thread was to use M-X find-file-at-point
RETURN
but this is behaving exactly like C-X C-F and the mini buffer is asking
for the file name. I donot know what is happening. please enlighten
Thanks in adavance
-Cloud

Re: Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

[Kevin Rodgers]

CloudStrife wrote:
>  I would like to implement the following feature:
>  If there is a filename within one buffer, I would like
>  to open this file just by moving the point over that
>  filename and hitting a special keystroke.
> 
> THere is a similar thread in this group that deals with this topic but
> inspite of reading it and tring it didnot herlp. hrer is what happened
> 
> ####### say this is some buffer########
> ....
> ......
> ......
> source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl
> ....
> ...
> 
> ######## Buffer ends ##############
> 
> Now i would like to open the file by positioning my cursor over
> "/tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl" at any point and open it either in the
> same buffer or preferably another buffer.
> What was suggested in the thread was to use M-X find-file-at-point
> RETURN
> but this is behaving exactly like C-X C-F and the mini buffer is asking
> for the file name. I donot know what is happening. please enlighten
> Thanks in adavance
> -Cloud

So your complaint is that `M-x find-file-at-point' requires you to
type RET to confirm that /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl is the file
you want to visit?

(BTW, if you run `M-x ffap-bindings', then `C-x C-f' will run
find-file-at-point for you instead of find-file and `C-x 4 f' will
run ffap-other-window instead of find-file-other-window.)

-- 
Kevin

Re: Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

[CloudStrife]

No. after "M-X find-file-at-point RET" even though the cursor in the
buffer(not mini-buffer) is on "source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl"
it doesnot open it. Instead it gives the same output (in mini-buffer)
as "C-X C-F" as in asking me to type in the name of the file.
Am i able to make myself clear? if no ill try posting thumbnails if it
can be done.
Santosh
Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> CloudStrife wrote:
> >  I would like to implement the following feature:
> >  If there is a filename within one buffer, I would like
> >  to open this file just by moving the point over that
> >  filename and hitting a special keystroke.
> >
> > THere is a similar thread in this group that deals with this topic but
> > inspite of reading it and tring it didnot herlp. hrer is what happened
> >
> > ####### say this is some buffer########
> > ....
> > ......
> > ......
> > source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl
> > ....
> > ...
> >
> > ######## Buffer ends ##############
> >
> > Now i would like to open the file by positioning my cursor over
> > "/tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl" at any point and open it either in the
> > same buffer or preferably another buffer.
> > What was suggested in the thread was to use M-X find-file-at-point
> > RETURN
> > but this is behaving exactly like C-X C-F and the mini buffer is asking
> > for the file name. I donot know what is happening. please enlighten
> > Thanks in adavance
> > -Cloud
>
> So your complaint is that `M-x find-file-at-point' requires you to
> type RET to confirm that /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl is the file
> you want to visit?
>
> (BTW, if you run `M-x ffap-bindings', then `C-x C-f' will run
> find-file-at-point for you instead of find-file and `C-x 4 f' will
> run ffap-other-window instead of find-file-other-window.)
> 
> -- 
> Kevin

Re: Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

[Johan Bockgård]

"CloudStrife" <santosh.iitm2002@gmail.com> writes:

> No. after "M-X find-file-at-point RET" even though the cursor in the
> buffer(not mini-buffer) is on "source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl"
> it doesnot open it.

Does the file "/tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl" exist?

-- 
Johan Bockgård

Re: Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

[CloudStrife]

Yes it exists.
Cloud

Johan Bockgård wrote:
> "CloudStrife" <santosh.iitm2002@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > No. after "M-X find-file-at-point RET" even though the cursor in the
> > buffer(not mini-buffer) is on "source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl"
> > it doesnot open it.
>
> Does the file "/tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl" exist?
> 
> -- 
> Johan Bockgård