Re: Open files by moving cursor over the path name in a buffer and a key troke

[CloudStrife]

No. after "M-X find-file-at-point RET" even though the cursor in the
buffer(not mini-buffer) is on "source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl"
it doesnot open it. Instead it gives the same output (in mini-buffer)
as "C-X C-F" as in asking me to type in the name of the file.
Am i able to make myself clear? if no ill try posting thumbnails if it
can be done.
Santosh
Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> CloudStrife wrote:
> >  I would like to implement the following feature:
> >  If there is a filename within one buffer, I would like
> >  to open this file just by moving the point over that
> >  filename and hitting a special keystroke.
> >
> > THere is a similar thread in this group that deals with this topic but
> > inspite of reading it and tring it didnot herlp. hrer is what happened
> >
> > ####### say this is some buffer########
> > ....
> > ......
> > ......
> > source /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl
> > ....
> > ...
> >
> > ######## Buffer ends ##############
> >
> > Now i would like to open the file by positioning my cursor over
> > "/tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl" at any point and open it either in the
> > same buffer or preferably another buffer.
> > What was suggested in the thread was to use M-X find-file-at-point
> > RETURN
> > but this is behaving exactly like C-X C-F and the mini buffer is asking
> > for the file name. I donot know what is happening. please enlighten
> > Thanks in adavance
> > -Cloud
>
> So your complaint is that `M-x find-file-at-point' requires you to
> type RET to confirm that /tools/linux/directory/foo.tcl is the file
> you want to visit?
>
> (BTW, if you run `M-x ffap-bindings', then `C-x C-f' will run
> find-file-at-point for you instead of find-file and `C-x 4 f' will
> run ffap-other-window instead of find-file-other-window.)
> 
> -- 
> Kevin