Re: don't take over M-x shell started for unrelated buffers

[Michael Albinus]

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Dan,

> OK but if the user, while in a TRAMP window, decides to send an email,
> this email window now is "infected" with the remote directory, and then
> doing M-x shell there will also be "infected".
>
> So maybe instead of looking at the default-directory, look at the buffer
> name.

No way. Checking for a remote default-directory is the very basic
mechanism for process-file, start-file-process and shell-command to
invoke Tramp. This cannot be changed.

But you can call "C-u M-x shell". Beside other questions, it asks you
also for default-directory. You could change it in the mini-buffer.

Best regards, Michael.