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23.0.60; Dired remote creates local directory through the menus

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From: joakim <at> verona.se
To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 99 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#99: Dired remote creates local directory from the menus
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:05:18 +0200

"Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote:
>> I can still easily reproduce this bug. Joakim (who can not reproduce
>> this) was using ssh, I am using ftp.
>> 
>> I am on w32 I guess that matters too. I think you are using GNU/Linux,
>> Joakim?
>
>
> I took a look at it. The problem is in using the system file dialog to
> read remote file names on w32. This just gives a local file name.
>
> I am surprised that this works for you, Joakim. Does the file dialog on
> GNU/Linux understand Emacs remote file syntax?

I dont get a file-dialog at all, because I have disabled those.
I just use tramp syntax with find-file, which is why I didnt understand
the problem.


> I think the fix is simple. Just tell read-file-name to not use a dialog:
>
>                 (if (or (not (next-read-file-uses-dialog-p))
>                         (when default-filename
>                           (file-remote-p default-filename))
>                         (file-remote-p dir))

I'll try it out.

-- 
Joakim Verona

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