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23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:57:43 -0700

emacs-Q
 
(read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
 
Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
`insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval should keep the
directory in the minibuffer, if `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-02-01 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 
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Message #10 received at 2804 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 2804 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:17:07 +0200

> (read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
>
> Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
> directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
> `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval should keep the
> directory in the minibuffer, if `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.

This doesn't look like a bug, rather a feature request, because it works
(and worked in Emacs 22.1) exactly as described in the docstring of
`insert-default-directory', i.e. that non-nil means inserting the
default directory as the initial contents of the minibuffer.
It doesn't say it should prepend the default directory to default
values. And I don't think this would be a good thing to do.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/

Message #15 received at 2804 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Juri Linkov'" <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: <2804 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:39:43 -0700

> From: Juri Linkov Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 5:17 PM
> > (read-file-name "aaa: " nil "foobar.el")
> >
> > Use `M-n' to retrieve the multiple default values. The default
> > directory is removed from the minibuffer, even if
> > `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.  This retrieval 
> > should keep the directory in the minibuffer, if
> > `insert-default-directory' is non-nil.
> 
> This doesn't look like a bug, rather a feature request, 
> because it works
> (and worked in Emacs 22.1) exactly as described in the docstring of
> `insert-default-directory', i.e. that non-nil means inserting the
> default directory as the initial contents of the minibuffer.
> It doesn't say it should prepend the default directory to default
> values. And I don't think this would be a good thing to do.

I guess you're right. I withdraw the request.

Message #20 received at 2804-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 2804-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:31:15 -0400

> I guess you're right. I withdraw the request.

When you do that, please send the reply to <bugnb>-done@..., as I'm
doing in this email, thank you,


        Stefan

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