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bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d'
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d' |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:45:13 -0500 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>> When I type `C-x d <something> TAB', where `<something>' is any sequence
>>> of characters, then if `<something>' can complete to more than one
>>> directory name, then the *Completions* buffer displays only those
>>> directory names, but no non-directory file names. But if `<something>'
>>> can complete to a non-directory file name, then it does.
>
>> I think the new completion behavior for C-x d is well-intentioned, but
>> too complicated. Hence the user confusion reported here. Stefan: WDYT
>> about switching back to the old version of dired-read-dir-and-switches?
>
> How 'bout keeping the completion behavior as is, but changing the
> *Completions* buffer to list all files?
How do we do that?