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bug#25807: 24.5; List-Directory closes with error when invalid path is t
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Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#25807: 24.5; List-Directory closes with error when invalid path is typed instead of prompting the user to fix it |
Date: |
Sat, 04 Mar 2017 12:23:04 +0200 |
Ping!
> Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:15:45 +0200
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Cc: 25807@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > From: Colin <my.old.email.sucked@gmail.com>
> > Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:20:10 +1100
> >
> > If I hit `C-x C-d`, I receive the prompt `List directory (breif): ~/` - if I
> > type `/tmp/foo` and hit Enter my message buffer shows `insert-directory:
> > Reading directory: no such file or directory, /tmp/foo` - the prompt has
> > now gone and I'm unable to fix my mistake without repeating the entire
> > process.
>
> Could someone knowledgeable about completion please suggest a way to
> do better in these use cases, or perhaps propose a patch? We are
> looking for a way to reject non-existing directories, but accept
> existing ones and wildcards, when the user types RET in these cases.
>
> There is "permissive completion with confirmation", but that requires
> the user to type TAB before it kicks in, which IMO is sub-optimal (and
> counter-intuitive) in this case.
>
> TIA
- bug#25807: 24.5; List-Directory closes with error when invalid path is typed instead of prompting the user to fix it,
Eli Zaretskii <=