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: Re: find-file completion tweak Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:21:53 -0400 Message-ID: References: <65c663ef-5f71-4d04-8b4a-fc4eaf042a4a@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_20067_32506492.1217269313353" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1217269364 11100 80.91.229.12 (28 Jul 2008 18:22:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:22:44 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 28 20:23:34 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 1KNXNM-0007pT-Cg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:23:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45743 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KNXMS-00058K-A5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:22:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KNXM5-00055U-Fu for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:21:57 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KNXM3-00053b-QK for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:21:57 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35680 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KNXM3-00053T-LY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:21:55 -0400 Original-Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.250]:5081) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KNXM3-0002yA-6y for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:21:55 -0400 Original-Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id k29so4166257rvb.6 for ; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:21:53 -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:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=/7DNxok3gPqp1PGpApPW7Yx5PEzPwNwrc/qtuQhWnhw=; b=breDspOxsD8iAwLPkrBSr13FUVfZoLrCYQWj+kKpJ9dnTk4ThJGslwvtSGdOU53UVl McateX7MDPO+cUhXG+qk3Ix8T84Os0plm36wmhQuQRhniTMb73pqPhZjmrE0gXJSYITB 1Kz0yoUDNTWPePZDxPjZeNJy6eYcx2lv6nY3k= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=CmxYt6pzyB1p7DputYggTFNPUsYF40L8tYd8rjEo5VmBD/qBSESWLrYhKGPZeaL/Yz DRjbRid0FAm6i28o2GbhVv8TrZk+2oHeFlRn3uVjJYLCAhZzsTfbHerEooJs97+7lQLT BfZXNg9+axqkFBAEdO7ucM9IrXVNp+kydvJno= Original-Received: by 10.141.151.18 with SMTP id d18mr2518864rvo.152.1217269313354; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:21:53 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.141.105.21 with HTTP; Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:21:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <65c663ef-5f71-4d04-8b4a-fc4eaf042a4a@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com> X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:55993 Archived-At: ------=_Part_20067_32506492.1217269313353 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Thr4wn wrote: > On Jul 19, 3:18 pm, "Eric Roode" wrote: > > 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 > > What version of emacs are you using? I'm have version 22.2.1 on Debian > (compiled from source) and that's what mine does by default, which > makes me curious why yours isn't working. > > -Thr4wn > Strange. I'm currently using 21.2.1 on cygwin/winXP, for what it's worth (using the version that cygwin's package manager installs). -- Eric ------=_Part_20067_32506492.1217269313353 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Thr4wn <Seth.A.Bird@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jul 19, 3:18 pm, "Eric Roode" <eric.roode.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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

What version of emacs are you using? I'm have version 22.2.1 on Debian
(compiled from source) and that's what mine does by default, which
makes me curious why yours isn't working.

-Thr4wn

Strange.

I'm currently using 21.2.1 on cygwin/winXP, for what it's worth (using the version that cygwin's package manager installs).

-- Eric

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