Subject: Re: bug#45779: Once FFAP sniffs a URL, its taste buds no longer recognize filenames

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:39:04 +0100

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <[email-masked]> writes:

> The usual case is: for FFAP users: Let's say the cursor is sitting on
> top of a URL. Or say a file full of URLs.
>
> Now there is no way to expand filenames!

Indeed, because you've asked Emacs to guess based on what's under point.

> Sure, one could remember to do C-u C-x C-f etc.
>
> But that isn't natural.

Why not?

> What is natural is if we clean up the whole minibuffer, then FFAP should
> reset its thinking.

What if the user deleted the contents because they wanted to type in a
different URL?

> Or, at least not prompt us with the "lie" of "File or URL..." when it is
> already in "URL expansion only mode"...

You can type in a file name and it'll be opened.

I don't see anything to fix here; closing.

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