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Re: backward incompatibility of find-file
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Ted Stern |
Subject: |
Re: backward incompatibility of find-file |
Date: |
Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:52:49 -0700 (PDT) |
On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Richard Stallman wrote:
Using either
M-x find-file RET RET
or
C-x C-f RET
, under 21.3 the original file would be reloaded, as if
(revert-buffer buffer-file-name t t)
had been entered. Under 22.0.50, the default find-file-read-args
prompt is set to the buffer's current working directory, and when RET
is pressed, that directory is loaded in dired.
ISTR this was a deliberate change.
It is not documented in etc/NEWS, but I guess it should be.
Thanks for the reply! (ISTR? Don't know that abbrev.)
IMO it should be documented and there should be variable that allows
a return to the previous functionality if so desired.
I suppose with some devious manouvering it might be possible to advise
find-file and find-file-read-args to get the desired effect, but that's a
terribly roundabout method.
The user who complained about this to me mentioned having to retrain
decade-plus muscle memory.
Ted
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