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24.1.50; find-file completion on a remote directory

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Message #26 received at 11714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 11714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#11714: 24.1.50; find-file completion on a remote directory
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:58:18 -0400

>> +  ;; FIXME: example of thing we do not handle: Tramp's makes
>> +  ;; (substitute-in-file-name "/foo:~/bar//baz") -> "/scpc:foo:/baz".
>> +  ;; FIXME: One way to try and handle "all" cases is to require
>> +  ;; substitute-in-file-name to preserve text-properties, so we could
>> +  ;; apply text-properties to the input string and then look for them in
>> +  ;; the output to understand what comes from where.
> Shall I do action on Tramp? If yes, could this requirement to file name
> handlers be documented?

No, we'd probably have to add a new file-name operation for that, or
change the requirements of substitute-in-file-name as suggested.
But if that will happen, it won't be before the next round of
completion changes.


        Stefan

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