From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Eric Roode" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: find-file completion tweak Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:36 -0400 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_60092_13163684.1216495116990" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1216536165 26428 80.91.229.12 (20 Jul 2008 06:42:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:42:45 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 20 08:43:34 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KKSdp-0002f6-7b for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:43:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37675 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KKScv-0001gx-Aa for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:42:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KKHx1-0003aG-4W for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:39 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KKHx0-0003Za-Ar for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:38 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36777 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KKHx0-0003ZT-2x for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:38 -0400 Original-Received: from qb-out-1314.google.com ([72.14.204.172]:17031) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KKHwz-0004sq-Nd for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:37 -0400 Original-Received: by qb-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id f18so1533175qba.30 for ; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:18:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:mime-version:content-type; bh=IDyD82a7sYxndd4eS20fn1uztlG0c7U4jzvHOtUm1vU=; b=qq/Hll3mN6VOFN+OxqsrAnMQMbpbtwyuy4DGH2QMn3nQsKMwDowz2vrkSQWc+xy1rm wCDP65lSm28hBPvAilb5Y9Ne6AsY14FTImP2D6xGtb3GEqyZwXnpvHvEiA0mk+2irecM Qhid0ujpp2VlE49ULy5gNC4sjvEVteo3lD/BU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=a72FAWBW1cBd5kLaWSLjQXSlnYZz2DW/kjRRIxBBebzoNWJAnZZe4zAPQYxun6O/RH JWpiKodrdQRJLj5rmEMC9mw8Ji3FqinHgo7xue9/Vp6mpKItg86EcNsqLtNZp2t2eHWZ OuXTvRZEKj4e+Z+Tmw42+cVvJm4uzPwGMbItA= Original-Received: by 10.141.13.16 with SMTP id q16mr875271rvi.99.1216495116983; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:18:36 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.141.105.21 with HTTP; Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:18:36 -0700 (PDT) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:40:40 -0400 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:55741 Archived-At: ------=_Part_60092_13163684.1216495116990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Once upon a time, I could have sworn that find-file completion had a feature whereby if the first character you typed was a / or a ~, the entire default directory was erased and replaced with the / or ~. This was terribly convenient. Right now, if you want to open an absolute file name (or one relative to your home directory), you have to hit C-a C-k after you type C-x C-f and before you type / or ~. Annoying. Did I dream this feature? Did it go away? How can I make find-file behave this way again? Thanks, Eric ------=_Part_60092_13163684.1216495116990 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
Once upon a time, I could have sworn that find-file completion had a feature whereby if the first character you typed was a / or a ~, the entire default directory was erased and replaced with the / or ~.  This was terribly convenient.

Right now, if you want to open an absolute file name (or one relative to your home directory), you have to hit C-a C-k after you type C-x C-f and before you type / or ~.  Annoying.

Did I dream this feature?  Did it go away?  How can I make find-file behave this way again?

Thanks,
Eric

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