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Eric Roode
Jul 19, 2008, 3:18:36 PM7/19/08
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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
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
Bernardo Bacic
Jul 20, 2008, 2:48:08 AM7/20/08
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(file-name-shadow-mode 1) does something similar
it was a dark and stormy night when Eric Roode said,
Thr4wn
Jul 21, 2008, 5:22:08 PM7/21/08
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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
Eric Roode
Jul 28, 2008, 2:21:53 PM7/28/08
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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
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
Lowell Gilbert
Jul 28, 2008, 2:46:39 PM7/28/08
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