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24.0.93; ido.el: Document C-d in ido-find-file

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From: David Röthlisberger <david <at> rothlis.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.93; ido.el: Document C-d in ido-find-file
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:21:27 +0100

The documentation string for 'ido-find-file' doesn't mention 'C-d' at all. How to open a directory can be confusing for new 'ido' users because RET opens the first matching file, not the directory.

'C-d' also deletes characters if point is not at the end of input, but I think it isn't worth explaining this in the help text, for brevity. It is enough that 'C-d' is *mentioned* so that the user knows of its existence; the differing behaviour based on the position of the point should be obvious after a small amount of experimentation by the user.

Kind regards,
Dave.


From: David Rothlisberger <david <at> rothlis.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:05:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] * ido.el: Document C-d in ido-find-file.

---
 lisp/ido.el |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/lisp/ido.el b/lisp/ido.el
index bbf3fe2..1e381c5 100644
--- a/lisp/ido.el
+++ b/lisp/ido.el
@@ -4142,6 +4142,7 @@ (defun ido-find-file ()
 matches all files.  If there is only one match, select that file.
 If there is no common suffix, show a list of all matching files
 in a separate window.
+\\[ido-magic-delete-char] Open the specified directory in Dired mode.
 \\[ido-edit-input] Edit input string (including directory).
 \\[ido-prev-work-directory] or \\[ido-next-work-directory] go to previous/next directory in work directory history.
 \\[ido-merge-work-directories] search for file in the work directory history.
-- 
1.7.9.6

Message #10 received at 11244-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: David Röthlisberger <david <at> rothlis.net>
Cc: 11244-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11244: 24.0.93; ido.el: Document C-d in ido-find-file
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:17:57 -0400

> +\\[ido-magic-delete-char] Open the specified directory in Dired mode.

Thank you very much, installed,


        Stefan

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