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Re: C-x d: don't make user have to retype misspelled dirs


From: Dan Jacobson
Subject: Re: C-x d: don't make user have to retype misspelled dirs
Date: 21 Jun 2002 10:27:43 +0800
User-agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2

Dan>     er, um, Checkmate: how come C-x C-r in the same situation will not let
Dan>     the user get away with a RET here, and instead does the comfy cosy
Dan>     coaxing thing, whereas C-x d does the parental punishment thing.

RMS> I don't follow what you are saying about C-x C-r.
RMS> Would you please be more explicit?

$ ls -d /var/lo*
/var/local  /var/lock  /var/log  /var/lost+found

C-x d / v a r / l o <return> C-x C-r / v a r / l o <return> <return>

Consider the treatment one gets on the first <return> vs. the second
and third.  The former is like tough luck bub, whereas the latter is
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