Actually, during the installation process using the EmacsW32 executable installation tool, there is a step that asks if you want to set associations and will build a list of probable files to associate. It does of course have the conventional warning about altering file associations but I have a fairly clear understanding of what I do want associated to Emacs and what I do not. I have been using emacs for a fairly long time now (about ten years now) and have previously used gnuclient and gnuserv on the NT-based platforms previously (about six years) but just recently discovered the EmacsW32 installer and extensions and wanted to see if there was an easier way to set it all up.
I only wanted to point out that the part of the installation that suggests the gnuclient command to use for file type associations does not have quotations around the filename parameter and that will instantiate a problem that will manifest as an attempt to open multiple files for every space separation in the full pathname. I understand that I ultimately have created the associations but the suggested version provided by the installer did not provide the quotations and someone who does not understand this as much but does want to build the textfile association would think there is a problem with it if they try to edit a file on their desktop. Maybe the command it suggests is in a text file somewhere. Maybe it's hard-coded into one of the installation source files. Either way, I only wanted to suggest to whoever has done the work to provide this default command would like to include quotations around the %1 like it is around the path for the gnuclient command. I mean no insult nor do I intend to start a flame war, just point out a minor annoyance of a glitch that exists in the current code somewhere. If providing screen shots would help to provide the examples I have seen, I will do so given an appropriate place to take them. If ultimately my suggestion is not desired here then I will promptly resume my work with the more traditional gnuclient/gnuserv setup and remove any associations I have with your attempt to ease installation on Windows-based platforms. -----Original Message----- From: Jason Rumney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 26, 2005 7:02 AM To: Kelly O'Hara Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [h-e-w] File type association defaults The Emacs installation doesn't create any associations. You must have created them that way yourself. Kelly O'Hara wrote: >Hello, > >I recently installed the latest version of Emacs W32 and noticed that >filetype associations doesn't seem to work well with filenames with >spaces in the name or path... after performing a new installation I >noticed that the filetype association was set without quotations around >the %1 for the gnuserv.... > >If I manually included quotations around the %1, files with spaces in >them work fine.... > >Just wanted to send this FYI to ya! > >- Kelly > > > >
