Re: file name aliases, bookmarks and abbrevs

[Stefan Monnier]

> I love it! But all modes share the `global-abbrev-table', so strings
> like `lisp' and `root' always expand...

> Does there exists a minibuffer abbreviation table ? Or a mechanism of
> "conditional expansion" ? Perhaps using `pre-abbrev-expand-hook' and a
> more sophisticated `alt-bookmark-to-abbrevs'... Any idea welcome!

You could do something like:

   (defun my-setup-minibuffer-abbrev ()
     ...)
   (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook 'my-setup-minibuffer-abbrev)

You could even check minibuffer-completing-file-name in
my-setup-minibuffer-abbrev so the abbrev is only active when entering
a file name.


        Stefan