GNU bug report logs - #17950
24.4.50; REGRESSION: `read-file-name' from a menu (mouse) treats "~/" as installation dir

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 21:31:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 17950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 17950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#17950: 24.4.50;	REGRESSION: `read-file-name' from a menu
 (mouse) treats "~/" as	installation dir
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 09:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
> Could be a Windows 7 thing (I'm testing on XP here).  I think it
> remembers the last directory you were in, or something.  I'll try on
> Windows 7 when I can.

OK, yes, I am on Windows 7.  But you might also want to see whether
the code for `x-file-dialog' changed recently.  There are only 8 days
separating a build that worked from this build where this is broken.




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