Re: recentf: abbreviate paths? tilde for home folder?

[Reiner Steib]

On Tue, Aug 02 2005, Kevin Rodgers wrote:

> Reiner Steib wrote:
[...]
>  > (defun rs-recentf-filename-handler (name)
>  >   (replace-regexp-in-string (concat "\\`" (expand-file-name "~")) "~"
>      name))
>  > (setq recentf-filename-handler 'rs-recentf-filename-handler)
>
> Why not just (setq recentf-filename-handler 'abbreviate-file-name)

Thanks for pointing this out.  I think `abbreviate-file-name' should
be added as a choice in the defcustom of `recentf-filename-handler'.

[ BTW: Emacs 21 doesn't offer `recentf-filename-handler' so it might
  not be useful for David. ]

Bye, Reiner.
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