From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter S Galbraith Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: A question about GTK file selection dialog and `use-dialog-box' Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:42:27 -0500 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <3283.1069983747@mixed> References: <20106.1069904944@mixed> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1069983969 13384 80.91.224.253 (28 Nov 2003 01:46:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 01:46:09 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 28 02:46:07 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APXhv-0006oS-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 02:46:07 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1APXhu-0006pP-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 02:46:06 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APYca-0002Xk-68 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:44:40 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1APYcP-0002QJ-Ue for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:44:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1APYbt-00023n-7J for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:44:28 -0500 Original-Received: from [66.110.154.162] (helo=mixed.dyndns.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APYbn-00022g-GX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:43:51 -0500 Original-Received: by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 723FC719CF; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:42:28 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from mixed (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FCCC71983 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:42:28 -0500 (EST) Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Message from David Kastrup of "Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:38:41 +0100." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.3+cvs; nmh 1.1-RC1; GNU Emacs 21.3.50.2 X-Image-URL: http://people.debian.org/~psg/face.png X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:18179 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:18179 David Kastrup wrote: > Peter S Galbraith writes: > > > Using a GTK build of CVS Emacs, I see that `read-file-name' uses a > > GTK file selector instead of the minbuffer. I had to disable it > > because it's very awkward to use compared to the minibuffer (no > > history or completion). The only advertised way to disable it is to > > unset `use-dialog-box', which also disables the nice `y-or-n-p' and > > `yes-or-no-p' pop-ups (I like thoese!). > > > > It would be great if the GTK file selector's minibuffer area acted like > > the minibuffer (history and completion). If not, then consider > > providing a way to disable the file selector without disabling > > `y-or-n-p' and `yes-or-no-p' pop-ups. > > It only uses the GTK file selector if the triggering event is a mouse > event. So if you are using the keyboard, you won't get to see a GTK > file selector. I know, but the GTK file selector doesn't have the required features to replace the trusty minibuffer for me. > Unless, say, you are hitting upon a bug of AUCTeX No, this is when I hit the `compose MIME insertion' toolbar buttom in MH-E. Hmmm, maybe I can (optionally) locally-bind `use-dialog-box' within that MH-E command... Thanks for replying, Peter