GNU bug report logs - #2804
23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:05:06 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#2804 closed by Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> (Re:
 bug#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory)
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:40:06 +0000
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This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report
which was filed against the emacs package:

#2804: 23.0.90; M-n in read-file-name doesn't respect insert-default-directory

It has been closed by Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>.

Their explanation is attached below along with your original report.
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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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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)'
 
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: ENU
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t
 
Major mode: Dired by name
 
Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
 
Recent input:
M-: ( r e a d - d <backspace> f i l e - a m e <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> n a m e SPC " f f f : SPC " 
S-SPC n i l SPC " f o o b a r . e l " ) <return> M-n 
M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n M-n C-g C-g <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>
 
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