Chris Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Using this 2 line .emacs file: > > (require 'ido) > (ido-mode t) > > and with hundreds of files in /usr/bin/, including /usr/bin/gnuplot, > typing: > > C-x C-f / u s r / b i n / g n u p l o ? > > shows me a message "There are no possible completions of what you have > typed", but hitting SPC or TAB goes on to complete it to gnuplot, as > expected. Which typing the "gnuplo" part, I see "[Too big]" in the > minibuffer after the cursor.
Look at ido-max-directory-size. In this case C-a is your friend. > > Note also that immediately before typing the "g" in the above input, > the minibuffer displays: > > Find file: /usr/bin/{bin/ | sbin/} > > suggesting that /usr/bin/ contains subdirectories called 'bin' and > 'sbin' (which it doesn't). No, it suggests that /usr contains two directories 'bin' and 'sbin' that match what you wrote. > Typing the '/' after 'bin' should have > made ido move on to the contents of the /usr/bin/ directory, but since > it's a big directory, it doesn't. No, it doesn't go to bin/ since there is another possible completion. You can modify this by setting ido-enter-matching-directory to 'first. So no errors here :-) -- Kim F. Storm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.cua.dk _______________________________________________ emacs-pretest-bug mailing list emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-pretest-bug