Re: find-alternate-file default filename annoyance

[Kim F. Storm]

Leo <address@hidden> writes:

> There maybe a good explanation behind the whole cursor placing
> things. As I found 99% of the time IDO is more convenient than the
> default behaviors, this one really confuses me. Is it because C-k has
> been bound to ido-delete-file-at-head, so if the cursor is placed at
> the beginning of the filename, users might accidentally delete files?

Ok, you have convinced me -- 1% inconvenience is too much :-)

I have modified ido to place the cursor at the start of the input when
a default item is present (which ffap provides).

I've also made C-a, C-e, C-b, and C-k work more intelligently when the
cursor is not at the end of the input -- e.g. C-k delete the rest of
the input, and C-e moves to the end of the input.

C-a normally toggles the "ignore" list processing ... and that is a
very important binding (C-a = show all).  So C-a cannot be used
directly to move to the beginning of input, but I changed it so that
it moves to the beginning of the input if the cursor is _not_ at the
end of the input ... so use C-b C-a to move cursor to the start of
input.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk