From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lute Kamstra Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: minibuffer: just expand up to point Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:44:15 +0200 Message-ID: <87d5sp9igw.fsf@xs4all.nl> References: <87r7h5ff05.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1114038616 16613 80.91.229.2 (20 Apr 2005 23:10:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:10:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 21 01:10:14 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DOOKG-00053I-Om for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:09:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DOOOr-0000zK-Na for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:14:29 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DOO1O-000697-5H for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:50:14 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1DOO1M-00068g-9W for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:50:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DOO1J-0005eP-Cc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:50:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [194.109.24.28] (helo=smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1DONy4-0001RJ-EQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:46:48 -0400 Original-Received: from pijl (a80-127-67-124.adsl.xs4all.nl [80.127.67.124]) by smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3KMiG0W051699; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:44:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Lute.Kamstra@xs4all.nl) Original-Received: from lute by pijl with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DONvc-0006iK-00; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:44:16 +0200 Original-To: Dan Jacobson In-Reply-To: <87r7h5ff05.fsf@jidanni.org> (Dan Jacobson's message of "Thu, 21 Apr 2005 03:02:34 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) Original-Lines: 20 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:11203 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:11203 Dan Jacobson writes: > In the minibuffer (sounds like Austin Powers' "Mini me"), If my cursor > is at the end of the "shi" in > ~/mapping/grass/shi/Makefile > and I hit TAB, it would be nice if the expansion to > ~/mapping/grass/shicheng/Makefile > would occur. Indeed, even if Makefile didn't exist there, it should > occur. Therefore, upon TAB, just expand things before point. I guess. > I wonder if doing that would detract from any present functionality? > We could always put the cursor at the end of line, where it usually > is, if we want the current behavior. > Seems good for everything, not only filenames. > Gee, only 30 seconds of thought and I came up with another big > breakthrough. You guys double check for me if this is all wise. > "Don't CC me, it's all over my head." The upcoming release of Emacs behaves like you suggest. Lute.