Re: Entering filenames with spaces

[Stefan Monnier]

>> However, I tend to think that the completion definition is not
>> essential, and is better for advanced users, while it can screw
>> beginners who don't know enough to use C-q SPC.  Therefore,
>> I have concluded we should redefine SPC.

> Please, let's have an option that would turn off this new behavior and
> revert to the old one.  (It could be initially off, i.e. the new
> behavior could be the default.)  I'm sure there are people who will be
> pissed off by this change.

I'd expect that people who use SPC for completion are pretty seasoned Emacs
users, so they shouldn't be too annoyed by having to add

   (define-key minibuffer-completion-map " " 'minibuffer-complete-word)

in their .emacs.  Adding an option for it would only be useful for people
who configure their Emacs exclusively with Custom.


        Stefan