> >> Don't understand this bit.  I use ffap a lot and don't need to
> >> "enable" anything, just M-x ffap. Is it a mode?
> > Ok, I wasn't precise, it isn't a mode, but one can enable ffap bindings
> > automatically so they replace ordinary ones by default.
>
> Still confused. Ffap is "find file at point" right?  What do you want to
> replace with it?

Maybe he means binding C-x C-f to ffap when point is on a file path
(not a great idea in my experience) or to have the file name at point
pre-entered in the completion prompt (I personally have that behavior
enabled)?