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27.0.60; A couple of bugs messing with minibuffer completion of /sudo::

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Message #14 received at 39389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong <wyuenho <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 39389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39389: 27.0.60; A couple of bugs messing with minibuffer
 completion of /sudo::
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:14:28 +0100

Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong <wyuenho <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On 02/02/2020 15:47, Michael Albinus wrote:
>> I've tried this one. I've got exactly the same minibuffer contents. BUT
>> a simple backspace has removed everything, and it has shown just '/' .
>>
> This is exactly the problem. Backspace removes the whole "sudo:/", and
> putting it back into the prompt, then RET just creates a directory
> called `sudo:`. There's no way to enter the full Tramp syntax using ido
> with ido-enable-tramp-completion off.

I see. Sorry, but I'm out of the game then. I don't know ido that I
could help you.

I'm just surprised, that you set ido-enable-tramp-completion to nil, and
that you still expect Tramp file name support. That doesn't sound right
to me.

Maybe somebody who knows ido could help you.

Best regards, Michael.

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