* default-directory in windows
@ 2008-05-30 19:46 rahed
2008-05-30 21:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-05-30 21:35 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
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From: rahed @ 2008-05-30 19:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Hi,
in emacs 22.1 I had (setq default-directory "D:\/my/default/dir/") in my
.emacs.
This no longer works with my 22.2 - it's ignored when I run the emacs. I
had to set the running directory within my windows link to runemacs.exe.
Now when I want to open a file with C-x C-f there's a correct default
path in a minibuffer but with backslashes as directory separators. And
that annoyes me. Though consequently tab completion switches the slashes
to forward ones.
Does default-directory work with 22.2?
--
Radek
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* Re: default-directory in windows
2008-05-30 19:46 default-directory in windows rahed
@ 2008-05-30 21:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-05-31 9:57 ` rahed
2008-05-30 21:35 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2008-05-30 21:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
> From: rahed <raherh@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 19:46:52 +0000
>
> in emacs 22.1 I had (setq default-directory "D:\/my/default/dir/") in my
> .emacs.
>
> This no longer works with my 22.2 - it's ignored when I run the emacs.
I cannot reproduce this on my machine with Emacs 22.2: a .emacs with a
single line that sets default-directory works for me. Can you tell me
what exactly made you to come to the conclusion that this line is
ignored?
And btw, do you really have "\/" after "D:"? If so, you may wish to
try to remove the backslash: it's unneeded.
> Does default-directory work with 22.2?
It does for me.
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* Re: default-directory in windows
2008-05-30 19:46 default-directory in windows rahed
2008-05-30 21:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2008-05-30 21:35 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-05-31 9:55 ` rahed
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) @ 2008-05-30 21:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rahed; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
rahed wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in emacs 22.1 I had (setq default-directory "D:\/my/default/dir/") in my
> .emacs.
>
> This no longer works with my 22.2 - it's ignored when I run the emacs. I
> had to set the running directory within my windows link to runemacs.exe.
>
> Now when I want to open a file with C-x C-f there's a correct default
> path in a minibuffer but with backslashes as directory separators. And
> that annoyes me.
I just filed a bug report on the backslashes.
> Though consequently tab completion switches the slashes
> to forward ones.
>
> Does default-directory work with 22.2?
Yes, but default-directory is buffer local. I just noticed that with CVS
Emacs 23 I get the default-directory you expect in *Scratch* buffer, but
not in the "welcome buffer". It is unclear to me why the
default-directory is different in the "welcome buffer".
I am not sure if this is the behaviour in Emacs 22. Could you please check?
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* Re: default-directory in windows
2008-05-30 21:35 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
@ 2008-05-31 9:55 ` rahed
2008-05-31 10:01 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
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From: rahed @ 2008-05-31 9:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
"Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
> Yes, but default-directory is buffer local. I just noticed that with
> CVS Emacs 23 I get the default-directory you expect in *Scratch*
> buffer, but not in the "welcome buffer". It is unclear to me why the
> default-directory is different in the "welcome buffer".
>
> I am not sure if this is the behaviour in Emacs 22. Could you please check?
It's the same with 22.2. "welcome buffer" does ignore default-directory
but *Scratch* follows it.
22.1 switches from the "welcome buffer" to *Scratch* automatically when
there's a click or change in it or in the minibuffer so I didn't notice.
--
Radek
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* Re: default-directory in windows
2008-05-30 21:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2008-05-31 9:57 ` rahed
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: rahed @ 2008-05-31 9:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> And btw, do you really have "\/" after "D:"? If so, you may wish to
> try to remove the backslash: it's unneeded.
Yes, it was unnecessary.
--
Radek
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* Re: default-directory in windows
2008-05-31 9:55 ` rahed
@ 2008-05-31 10:01 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
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From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) @ 2008-05-31 10:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rahed; +Cc: Emacs Devel
rahed wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Yes, but default-directory is buffer local. I just noticed that with
>> CVS Emacs 23 I get the default-directory you expect in *Scratch*
>> buffer, but not in the "welcome buffer". It is unclear to me why the
>> default-directory is different in the "welcome buffer".
>>
>> I am not sure if this is the behaviour in Emacs 22. Could you please check?
>
> It's the same with 22.2. "welcome buffer" does ignore default-directory
> but *Scratch* follows it.
>
> 22.1 switches from the "welcome buffer" to *Scratch* automatically when
> there's a click or change in it or in the minibuffer so I didn't notice.
Thanks rahed! I am sending this to Emacs Devel now to see if we can do
something about it.
Emacs Devel readers: See above. I think the "welcome buffer" should have
the default directory that the user has choosen.
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