Re: Change Tramp syntax

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden,  address@hidden
> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:35:07 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> >> A local file name should not cause Tramp being loaded except in case of
> >> file name completion, when Tramp expects a file name "/foo" could be
> >> extended to a remote file name.
> >
> > I have a directory ~/data.  Is it expected that typing "C-x C-f ~/dat TAB"
> > should load Tramp?  If that's expected, why is Tramp interested in
> > completions of such file names?
> 
> Tramp shouldn't be interested. "~" is in the way. I wrote "/foo".

Sorry, I don't think I understand what you meant.  Does this mean you
think loading Tramp in the above case is unexpected, and will look
into this?  Or does this mean the presence of "~" somehow explains why
Tramp is loaded upon completion?  In the latter case, could you please
elaborate?

Thanks.