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

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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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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 17950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#17950: 24.4.50; REGRESSION: `read-file-name' from a menu (mouse) treats "~/"	as	installation dir
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:39:43 -0400

> Given that this is standard behavior of the file selection dialog on
> Windows 7 and later, the question is, should we try to work around it
> (assuming there is a workaround, which is something I'm not yet sure)?

To the extent that using the system's dialog is meant to follow the
system's behavior, I think it makes sense to just "go with the flow".


        Stefan
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