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RE: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply tomouse in *Complet
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply tomouse in *Completions*] |
Date: |
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:31:58 -0800 |
> > However, I think it is the documentation that needs fixing
> > here to match the documentation of read-file-name.
>
> > This is a real bug; the code needs to be changed.
>
> > `read-file-name' is supposed to use the file dialog when you invoke
> > the command with the mouse. The point is that choosing a completion
> > with the mouse, inside M-x, should not count as "invoking the command
> > with the mouse".
>
> > That is what needs to be changed. Would someone fix that and ack?
>
> I think in this case both behaviors can make sense. It's not clear to
> me that one is better than the other. Clearly, the M-x had to be typed,
> but the user had to switch to the mouse in order to click the
> `find-file' completion, so maybe she wants to keep using the mouse
> rather than switch back to the keyboard.
That's why the bug report included this:
>> If it's thought that users should be also able
>> to specify the file dialog box for *Completions* (to keep using the
>> mouse to pick the file), then there should be another option for that
>> - it's too common to want a file dialog box for menus and tool-bar
>> buttons but not for *Completions*.
- address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply to mouse in *Completions*], Richard Stallman, 2007/12/03
- Re: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply to mouse in *Completions*], Jan Djärv, 2007/12/03
- Re: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply to mouse in *Completions*], Richard Stallman, 2007/12/03
- Re: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply to mouse in *Completions*], Stefan Monnier, 2007/12/03
- RE: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply tomouse in *Completions*],
Drew Adams <=
- Re: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply tomouse in *Completions*], Stefan Monnier, 2007/12/03
- Re: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply tomouse in *Completions*], martin rudalics, 2007/12/03
- RE: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply tomouse in *Completions*], Drew Adams, 2007/12/03
- Re: address@hidden: use-file-dialog should not apply to mouse in *Completions*], Richard Stallman, 2007/12/04