returning to 21.3 version of C-x C-f RET

returning to 21.3 version of C-x C-f RET

[araucaria.araucana]

In Emacs 21.3, C-x C-f RET had the effect of reverting the buffer (and
saving the current point).

In Emacs 22.0.50, it now runs dired on the current directory.

I already know about "C-x C-f M-n RET" and "C-x C-v RET", but the
friend who asked me this does not want to relearn keystrokes after 10+
years.  For now I've snarfed the 21.3 lisp for find-file.  Is there a
better way to revert to the 21.3 behavior, say by using defadvice on
find-file-read-args?

Re: returning to 21.3 version of C-x C-f RET

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 19.04.2005 um 23:06 schrieb araucaria.araucana@gmail.com:

> In Emacs 21.3, C-x C-f RET had the effect of reverting the buffer (and
> saving the current point).
>

When I type that GNU Emacs 21.3.50 executes find-file ... and since I 
don't supply a file name it opens the current working directory in a 
dired buffer.

(Isn't Araucaria a bit ugly?)
--
Greetings

   Pete

Re: returning to 21.3 version of C-x C-f RET

[Araucaria Araucana]

On 19 Apr 2005 at 14:45 UTC-0700, Peter Dyballa wrote:
> Am 19.04.2005 um 23:06 schrieb araucaria.araucana@gmail.com:
>
>> In Emacs 21.3, C-x C-f RET had the effect of reverting the buffer (and
>> saving the current point).
>>
>
> When I type that GNU Emacs 21.3.50 executes find-file ... and since I
> don't supply a file name it opens the current working directory in a 
> dired buffer.

CVS 21.3.50 is the same as 22.0.50, and a bit out of date as well.
21.4 is just 21.3 plus one security update.

Sometime between 21.3 release and 21.3.50/22.0.50 CVS, the default
functionality changed.

It used to be that C-x C-f RET did *NOT* start dired on the buffer's
current directory.  It ran something akin to 

        (revert-buffer buffer-file-name t t)

>
> (Isn't Araucaria a bit ugly?)

That's a matter of opinion.  I think they are beautiful in a prickly
sort of way:

     http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph27.htm

See also

     http://www.metafilter.com/user/23101

-- 
araucaria dot araucana at gmail dot com

Re: returning to 21.3 version of C-x C-f RET

[rgb]

Peter Dyballa wrote:
> Am 19.04.2005 um 23:06 schrieb araucaria.araucana@gmail.com:
>
> > In Emacs 21.3, C-x C-f RET had the effect of reverting the buffer
(and
> > saving the current point).
> >
>
> When I type that GNU Emacs 21.3.50 executes find-file ... and since I

> don't supply a file name it opens the current working directory in a
> dired buffer.
>
21.3.50 is the old name for 22.0.50 which refers to an unstable
version.
By either name they are quite distinct from 21.3 which is nearly
identical to 21.4 which is the current stable version.

Re: returning to 21.3 version of C-x C-f RET

[Jaeyoun Chung]

Use this simple fixup:

(defun find-file-read-args (prompt mustmatch)
  (list (let ((find-file-default
               (and buffer-file-name
                    (abbreviate-file-name buffer-file-name))))
          (read-file-name prompt nil find-file-default mustmatch))
        t))