Re: [ido-mode] C-x C-w C-f writes empty file

[Kim F. Storm]

"Martin Lüthi" <address@hidden> writes:

> Symptoms:
> 
> I have activated ido-mode with the following expressions in .emacs:
> 
> (require 'ido)
> (ido-mode t)

There is no need to require ido in CVS emacs (it is autoloaded).

> 
> When I try to save a file under a different name (C-x C-w:
> ido-write-file), I cannot change the file name. 

You need to terminate the new file name with C-j:

        C-x C-w new-file-name C-j

> Besides this bug, it is a little bit annoying that the bindings C-b
> and C-f are redefined in the ido-minibuffer to mean "buffer list" and
> "classic mode". I am used to use these commands to move the cursor.

Moving the cursor has no meaning in the minibuffer when using ido (you
can only add or delete at the end of the file name).  Having C-x C-f
C-f enter classic find-file is convenient in some cases.

Being able to switch between find-file and switch-to-buffer is very
convenient too; e.g. if I want to switch to the buffer visiting the
file xyzzy and enters `C-x C-b xy' just to discover that I haven't
visited xyzzy yet, I just enter C-f to activate find-file with `xy'
already filled into the prompt for ido-find-file.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk