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Re: [h-e-w] EmacsW32 filename completion using space bar
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Robert Praetorius |
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Re: [h-e-w] EmacsW32 filename completion using space bar |
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Sat, 9 Dec 2006 20:43:06 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 |
On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 12:41:15PM -0000, Francis Wright wrote:
> According to the Emacs 22 News it is a policy decision that space no
> longer causes completion but instead appends a space to the
> filename, thereby making it much easier to enter filenames
> containing spaces. I think this change is a good idea. Tab still
> completes, so you just have to relearn to hit tab instead of space.
I remember taking awhile to get over the escape => tab transition
for completion (has anybody else on this list been using Emacs for
that long?). I never even noticed the space thing. I won't miss it
at all:-) Sounds a bit rough for those who had established pathways
for it in their cerebellum (cerebella?), though.