[h-e-w] Re: backward-kill-word in minibuffer

[Jason Rumney]

address@hidden writes:

> I am used to work with backward-kill-word (C-del) within the minibuffer
> especially when I do find-file (backward-kill-word removes one directory
> hierarchy from my path). 
> Emacs 20.7 did a very good job by preventing my to walk into the "Find
> file:" prompt at the mini buffer. 
> Emacs 21.1 do not stop at the "Find file",  only saying "Text is read-only:
> #<buffer *Minibuf-1*>" and my curson is positioned within the "Find file:".

This was changed to make it possible to copy text from the prompt.

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Jason Rumney