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Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the curr
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Kevin Rodgers |
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Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename. |
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Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:46:56 -0600 |
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Wait, the M-n is far from universal. It is not there often:
> $ LC_ALL=C emacs -q --no-site-file -nw /tmp
> ! ESC n
> sure, you might say that I could use "*" here, but then I would
> respond that I wished to edit the name. You could say why not use w !
> C-y, but I would say I've already hit ! and begun to type other things
> and it is inconvenient for me to go back and hit w at this time.
> Sure, C-a C-k C-g w ! C-y C-y M-y or something... inconvenient.
Depress the clutch pedal before moving the gear shifter.
> Anyways, let's say I had hit M-! instead of ! ... anyways, in each
> case the user wishes that emacs would have the most relevant file name
> at the tip of its tongue, ready for use at any time... perhaps have it
> ready in one of those many registers lying around or something... the
> idea is a standard key sequence that will yank it, add ^U and you get
> the full path... not only usable the minibuffer, but even in the file
> itself.
I do NOT want Emacs manipulating the kill ring behind my back.
> As often even dabbrev-expand doesn't know about the name of the
> current file we're editing until we've at least saved it and have its
> name in a dired or something, this feature would be handy.
That's an interesting idea. Perhaps a dabbrev user can implement it.
> Anyways, M-n will blot out anything else that you have typed in
> already on that line in the minibuffer.
Either use M-n first, or kill whatever you've already typed into the
minibuffer so you can yank it back after M-n.
> Also it isn't a general
> solution in case we aren't in the minibuffer.
But your orginal bug report begins:
>>Let's say we are in the minibuffer answering a C-x C-w question or a
>>dired R or C question. Wouldn't it be great if there were a keystroke
>>at this point to insert the current filename... as we probably just
>>want to make minor adjustments to it.
--
Kevin Rodgers <kevinr@ihs.com>
- It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Dan Jacobson, 2002/04/07
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/07
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., D. Goel, 2002/04/08
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/09
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., D. Goel, 2002/04/09
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Miles Bader, 2002/04/09
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/09
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., D. Goel, 2002/04/09
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Dan Jacobson, 2002/04/10
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename.,
Kevin Rodgers <=
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Jeff Dwork, 2002/04/23
- Re: It is prompting me for a filename. I would like to fill in the current filename., Kai Großjohann, 2002/04/09