[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d'
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
bug#1285: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d' |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:48:33 -0500 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
>>>> 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?
Good question,
Stefan