[debbugs-tracker] bug#17950: closed (24.4.50; REGRESSION: `read-file-name' from a menu (mouse) treats "~/" as installation dir)

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #17950,
regarding 24.4.50; REGRESSION: `read-file-name' from a menu (mouse) treats "~/" 
as installation dir
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> 24.4.50; REGRESSION: `read-file-name' from a menu (mouse) treats "~/" as installation dir
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> Sat, 5 Jul 2014 14:29:24 -0700 (PDT)
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> emacs -Q
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> (defun foo (file)
>   (interactive (list (read-file-name "Foo: " "~/")))
>   (message "File is `%s'" file))
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> (define-key menu-bar-file-menu [foo] '(menu-item "FOOOO" foo))
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> (expand-file-name "~/") ; correctly returns my home directory, as in
> previous Emacs versions.
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> And `M-x foo' correctly uses `~/' as the directory.
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> But invoking the same command `foo' from the menu (item `FOOOO') uses
> the Emacs installation directory instead.
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> In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
>  of 2014-06-28 on ODIEONE
> Bzr revision: 117431 address@hidden
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
> Configured using:
>  `configure --prefix=/c/Devel/emacs/snapshot/trunk
>  --enable-checking=yes,glyphs 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g3'
>  LDFLAGS=-Lc:/Devel/emacs/lib 'CPPFLAGS=-DGC_MCHECK=1
>  -Ic:/Devel/emacs/include''
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> > From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden,  address@hidden
> > Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:39:43 -0400
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> > > Given that this is standard behavior of the file selection dialog on
> > > Windows 7 and later, the question is, should we try to work around it
> > > (assuming there is a workaround, which is something I'm not yet sure)?
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> > To the extent that using the system's dialog is meant to follow the
> > system's behavior, I think it makes sense to just "go with the flow".
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> No further comments, so I documented the changed behavior in emacs-24
> branch, revision 117373, and I'm closing the bug.
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