Re: Using Find File At Point` with IDO

[jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo)]

Raffaele Ricciardi writes:

> Can you have *Find File At Point* commands use IDO commands when 
> there is neither a file nor a directory at point?  The following 
> code should accomplish such behaviour, shouldn't it? 
> 
> (ido-mode) 
> 
> (require 'ffap) (setq ffap-file-finder 'ido-find-file) (setq 
> ffap-directory-finder 'ido-dired) (ffap-bindings) 
> 
> Yet, neither `C-x C-f (find-file-at-point)` nor `C-x d 
> (dired-at-point)` call the corresponding IDO command. 
> 
> Thank you. 
>
 
(ffap-bindings) redefines the keybindings, so calling it after ido 
will change the keybindings that ido had. This works for me for 
files (I open directories with C-x C-f C-j):

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (ido-mode)
  (setq ido-use-url-at-point t)
  (setq ido-use-filename-at-point 'guess)
#+END_SRC

Best,
-- 
Jorge.