GNU bug report logs - #1285
23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:55:08 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #30 received at 1285 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 1285 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; minibuffer-complete and `C-x d'
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:11:38 -0500

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>>> I think the new completion behavior for C-x d is well-intentioned, but
>>>> too complicated.  Hence the user confusion reported here.  Stefan: WDYT
>>>> about switching back to the old version of dired-read-dir-and-switches?
>>> 
>>> How 'bout keeping the completion behavior as is, but changing the
>>> *Completions* buffer to list all files?
>
>> How do we do that?
>
> Good question

How bout reverting to the old version of dired-read-dir-and-switches
then?  (We can keep the new version commented out, so that someone can
come back to try and get it working properly later.)
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