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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: buffer for unopened file?
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:42:13 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvsl472edf.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.2307.1192804070.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

> I'd like to be able to give emacs a big list of filenames
> and have each file appear as if it has been visited with
> respect to having it appear in my buffer list.  But only
> when changing to that buffer do I want it to actually open
> the file.  Is that possible?  It takes a minute or so to open
> all of the files and wastes memory to open them all.  But
> I like to have a menu of the files I might be needing.

I don't think there's such a feature anywhere.
You'll probably have more luck looking for a way to do "file-switching"
like that.  For example, you may want to take a look at fileset.el.


        Stefan

       reply	other threads:[~2007-10-19 17:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.2307.1192804070.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-10-19 17:42 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2007-10-19 14:27 buffer for unopened file? David L
2007-10-19 15:18 ` Amy Templeton
2007-10-19 15:36 ` Sebastian Tennant
2007-10-19 15:54   ` Drew Adams
2007-10-19 16:07     ` Sebastian Tennant
2007-10-19 17:21       ` Drew Adams
2007-10-19 17:53         ` David L
2007-10-19 18:20           ` Drew Adams
2007-10-20 16:39             ` Dieter Wilhelm
2007-10-20 17:09               ` Drew Adams
2007-10-20 17:53                 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2007-10-20 20:47                 ` Dieter Wilhelm
2007-10-21 20:56             ` David L
     [not found]             ` <mailman.2406.1193000213.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-10-24 12:55               ` Mathias Dahl

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