Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

[Luis A Escobar]

Tim: thank you for the response.

   Best regards, Luis A




Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>@gnu.org on 06/14/2006 03:07:54 AM

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Subject:    Re: the SPACE filename completion is not working

Luis A Escobar <luis@lsu.edu> writes:

> I am using GNU Emacs 22.0.501 in a Windows XP environment.
>
>   I just installed Emacs (but I have used it before).
>
>  To open a file I key in
>
>   C-x C-f
>
> and in the mini-buffer I see  c:/lae/
>
> Then when I  key in SPACE after the last /, I get a "blank" space rather
> than a filename completion.
>  If I, however,  key in TAB after the last /,  I get a filename
completion.
>
>  How do I enable the SPACE key to work for file completion (I need both
TAB
> and SPACE file
>  name completion).
>
> Thank you for any help
>
> Best regards, Luis A Escobar
>
> Louisiana State University
>
>
>

This is a change documented in the NEWS file which comes with emacs 22
and includes (from memory) what to do to get back the old behavior.

Tim

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