Re: Creating New Files Using Ido

[AW]

Am Samstag, 4. Februar 2017, 22:49:00 CET schrieb Robert Thorpe:
> Often, I want to create a new file that has a similar filename to
> an existing file.  This is due to a naming convention used where I work.
> 
> Suppose that there's a file called "foo".  I want to make a file called
> "f".  That is, I want to make a file with a name that's a prefix of an
> existing file.
> 
> I usually have Ido enabled.  I can't figure out how to do this without
> disabling it.  The problem is that it always completes to the name of
> the existing file.  Is there a way to do this with Ido on?
> 
> BR,
> Robert Thorpe

Without IDO:

Open the existing file, C-x C-w M-n

Regards,

Alexander