From: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: use-file-dialog
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:43:25 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <v9fxvjy66q.fsf@marauder.physik.uni-ulm.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 47BF60C0.40205@mmri.us
On Sat, Feb 23 2008, admin@mmri.us wrote:
> Where the heck can I get use-file-dialog in the settings in order to switch
> OFF this annoying popup file selection window.
> Cant a developer have a tickbox with the option on this popup menu to leave us
> with CLI file open?
The file dialog pops up only when using menus or tool bar buttons. If
you use `C-x C-f', you won't see it.
,----[ <f1> v use-file-dialog RET ]
| use-file-dialog is a variable defined in `src/fns.c'.
| Its value is t
|
| Documentation:
| *Non-nil means mouse commands use a file dialog to ask for files.
| This applies to commands from menus and tool bar buttons even when
| they are initiated from the keyboard. The value of `use-dialog-box'
| takes precedence over this variable, so a file dialog is only used if
| both `use-dialog-box' and this variable are non-nil.
|
| You can customize this variable.
`----
> Every time I install a system I have to change this for every user and it is
> always difficult to find.
> Is it not possible to have the settings remain in the user's .emax directory
> in order that upgrades do not reset all the previous settings?
> Emacs is very configurable, but at least the user settings must be remembered
> accross versions.
What's wrong with (setq use-file-dialog nil) in `~/.emacs' (or use
customize)?
Bye, Reiner.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-23 16:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-02-21 10:21 Bind RET to command Florian Lindner
2008-02-21 11:31 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-02-21 11:32 ` Michael Hoffman
[not found] ` <mailman.7735.1203593497.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-02-22 17:55 ` Ralf Angeli
2008-02-22 23:54 ` use-file-dialog admin
2008-02-23 1:06 ` use-file-dialog Bastien
2008-02-23 0:11 ` use-file-dialog Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-02-23 1:44 ` use-file-dialog Bastien Guerry
2008-02-23 0:59 ` use-file-dialog Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-02-23 16:43 ` Reiner Steib [this message]
2008-02-24 15:24 ` use-file-dialog Kevin Rodgers
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