From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Reiner Steib Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: use-file-dialog Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:43:25 +0100 Message-ID: References: <47bf0c8b$0$2301$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arcor-online.net> <47BF60C0.40205@mmri.us> Reply-To: Reiner Steib NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203821505 30625 80.91.229.12 (24 Feb 2008 02:51:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:51:45 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 24 03:52:09 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JT6yG-0007qG-Ck for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:52:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JT6xk-0002jy-JS for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:51:36 -0500 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help X-Face: mtjf/D:es1T0wHO:&CJ'ZXe"l; 3C--rw\z!{`eFwL){|]RpI+4{u25L=5C /0>KuGeTsk<~<&NE-AKV1560e!+RJeyWmSskkrJm?[vUV#66{T_m|Ae<||Ku#Mk5`y&O`n~z2; n8eP J5#2h@2eQgV@E70IY_0WlEx!"&giy{+\%h1LJox$zv@/l%ZmU4^tZA>xQpnkUBVC5.jpg#0'(+2?Rs )NAr:>3<=WxHE$ktbLysDIM5TbmHu*3 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:51805 Archived-At: On Sat, Feb 23 2008, admin@mmri.us wrote: > Where the heck can I get use-file-dialog in the settings in order to switch > OFF this annoying popup file selection window. > Cant a developer have a tickbox with the option on this popup menu to leave us > with CLI file open? The file dialog pops up only when using menus or tool bar buttons. If you use `C-x C-f', you won't see it. ,----[ v use-file-dialog RET ] | use-file-dialog is a variable defined in `src/fns.c'. | Its value is t | | Documentation: | *Non-nil means mouse commands use a file dialog to ask for files. | This applies to commands from menus and tool bar buttons even when | they are initiated from the keyboard. The value of `use-dialog-box' | takes precedence over this variable, so a file dialog is only used if | both `use-dialog-box' and this variable are non-nil. | | You can customize this variable. `---- > Every time I install a system I have to change this for every user and it is > always difficult to find. > Is it not possible to have the settings remain in the user's .emax directory > in order that upgrades do not reset all the previous settings? > Emacs is very configurable, but at least the user settings must be remembered > accross versions. What's wrong with (setq use-file-dialog nil) in `~/.emacs' (or use customize)? Bye, Reiner. -- ,,, (o o) ---ooO-(_)-Ooo--- | PGP key available | http://rsteib.home.pages.de/