Subject: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
From: "Drew Adams" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:57:43 -0700

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(read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
 
Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
`insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval should keep the
directory in the minibuffer, if `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.

In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-02-01 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: ENU
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t
 
Major mode: Dired by name
 
Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
 
Recent input:
M-: ( r e a d - d <backspace> f i l e - a m e <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> n a m e SPC " f f f : SPC " 
S-SPC n i l SPC " f o o b a r . e l " ) <return> M-n 
M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n C-g C-g <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>
 
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