no completion using anything-find-file

no completion using anything-find-file

[Daniel Goldin]

Started to use anything-find-files per recommendation on this list but
am frustrated that I can't do file or dir completion. Is there a way
to turn this on? Thanks.

Re: no completion using anything-find-file

[Glauber Alex Dias Prado]

Daniel Goldin <danielgoldin@gmail.com> writes:

> Started to use anything-find-files per recommendation on this list but
> am frustrated that I can't do file or dir completion. Is there a way
> to turn this on? Thanks.
By completion do you mean in-buffer completion for files?(if so then
anything-find-file will not work as it is an alternative to
find-file). Otherwise you can search for pattern on minibuffer, by
default anything-find-file will be on your home dir ~/ lets suppose you
want to open a document on ~/Desktop you can type for instance skt on
minibuffer and ~/Desktop will appear as a candidate, if you hit TAB you
will be inside your ~/Desktop directory now. lets suppose your document
is called document.txt, you start typing txt on minibuffer, document.txt
will appear as one candidate and as soon as you put the anything bar
over it and hit enter you will open it, i think this explains how it
should work.

Re: no completion using anything-find-file

[Thierry Volpiatto]

Glauber Alex Dias Prado <smade4@gmail.com> writes:

> Daniel Goldin <danielgoldin@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Started to use anything-find-files per recommendation on this list but
>> am frustrated that I can't do file or dir completion. Is there a way
>> to turn this on? Thanks.
> By completion do you mean in-buffer completion for files?(if so then
> anything-find-file will not work as it is an alternative to
> find-file). Otherwise you can search for pattern on minibuffer, by
> default anything-find-file will be on your home dir ~/ lets suppose you
> want to open a document on ~/Desktop you can type for instance skt on
> minibuffer and ~/Desktop will appear as a candidate, if you hit TAB you
> will be inside your ~/Desktop directory now. lets suppose your document
> is called document.txt, you start typing txt on minibuffer, document.txt
> will appear as one candidate and as soon as you put the anything bar
> over it and hit enter you will open it, i think this explains how it
> should work.

Of which function are you speaking?
anything-find-file ==> come with anything-complete.el
anything-find-files ==> come with anything-config.el

Yes i know it's confusing, i plan to rename anything-find-files.

anything-find-files is not by default on ~/ but on default-directory or
thing-at-point as it use ffap.If you are on a url, a mail adress
etc.. it will do the right thing.

So anything-find-files work like find-file (C-x C-f), but if you use it
with anything-match-plugin.el, you have to add a space and then the next
part of pattern you want to match:

,----
| Example:
| 
| Find Files or url: ~/
| That show all ~/ directory.
| 
| Find Files or url: ~/des
| will show all what begin with "des"
| 
| Find Files or url: ~/ esk
| (Notice the space after ~/) will show all what contain esk.
| 
| Find Files or url: ~/ el$
| Will show all what finish with el
`----

You can move in the anything buffer with C-n C-p or arrow keys, when you
are on a file, you can hit C-z to show only this file-name in the
anything buffer.
On a directory, C-z will switch to this directory to continue searching
in it.
On a symlink C-z will expand to the true name of symlink.(moving your
mouse cursor over a symlink will show the true name of it).

So it is quite easy to navigate in your files with anything-find-files.

If you like it you can safely bind it to C-x C-f to replace the standard
find-file:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") 'anything-find-files)

If you want to have similar completion in dired for
copying/renaming/symlinking/hardlinking, use

M-x anything-dired-binding 

That will replace C, R, S, H in Dired by the equivalent with anything
completion.

You will have two action for S: symlink and relsymlink (use tab to
select actions).

Also:
You can enter tramp filename with anything-find-files, 
it will and complete alone.(/su::, /sudo::, /ssh::)

Hope that's clear enough.

-- 
Thierry Volpiatto

Re: no completion using anything-find-file

[Thierry Volpiatto]

Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:

> Glauber Alex Dias Prado <smade4@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Daniel Goldin <danielgoldin@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Started to use anything-find-files per recommendation on this list but
>>> am frustrated that I can't do file or dir completion. Is there a way
>>> to turn this on? Thanks.
>> By completion do you mean in-buffer completion for files?(if so then
>> anything-find-file will not work as it is an alternative to
>> find-file). Otherwise you can search for pattern on minibuffer, by
>> default anything-find-file will be on your home dir ~/ lets suppose you
>> want to open a document on ~/Desktop you can type for instance skt on
>> minibuffer and ~/Desktop will appear as a candidate, if you hit TAB you
>> will be inside your ~/Desktop directory now. lets suppose your document
>> is called document.txt, you start typing txt on minibuffer, document.txt
>> will appear as one candidate and as soon as you put the anything bar
>> over it and hit enter you will open it, i think this explains how it
>> should work.
>
> Of which function are you speaking?
> anything-find-file ==> come with anything-complete.el
> anything-find-files ==> come with anything-config.el
>
> Yes i know it's confusing, i plan to rename anything-find-files.
>
> anything-find-files is not by default on ~/ but on default-directory or
> thing-at-point as it use ffap.If you are on a url, a mail adress
> etc.. it will do the right thing.
>
> So anything-find-files work like find-file (C-x C-f), but if you use it
> with anything-match-plugin.el, you have to add a space and then the next
> part of pattern you want to match:
>
> ,----
> | Example:
> | 
> | Find Files or url: ~/
> | That show all ~/ directory.
> | 
> | Find Files or url: ~/des
> | will show all what begin with "des"
> | 
> | Find Files or url: ~/ esk
> | (Notice the space after ~/) will show all what contain esk.
> | 
> | Find Files or url: ~/ el$
> | Will show all what finish with el
> `----
>
> You can move in the anything buffer with C-n C-p or arrow keys, when you
> are on a file, you can hit C-z to show only this file-name in the
> anything buffer.
> On a directory, C-z will switch to this directory to continue searching
> in it.
> On a symlink C-z will expand to the true name of symlink.(moving your
> mouse cursor over a symlink will show the true name of it).
>
> So it is quite easy to navigate in your files with anything-find-files.

Forget to mention C-. that go to root of current dir or to precedent
level of dir.
So for example you can hit C-z and then come back immediatly where you
were with C-. instead of erasing minibuffer input with DEL.

> If you like it you can safely bind it to C-x C-f to replace the standard
> find-file:
>
> (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") 'anything-find-files)
>
> If you want to have similar completion in dired for
> copying/renaming/symlinking/hardlinking, use
>
> M-x anything-dired-binding 
>
> That will replace C, R, S, H in Dired by the equivalent with anything
> completion.
>
> You will have two action for S: symlink and relsymlink (use tab to
> select actions).
>
> Also:
> You can enter tramp filename with anything-find-files, 
> it will and complete alone.(/su::, /sudo::, /ssh::)
>
> Hope that's clear enough.

-- 
Thierry Volpiatto