Re: [O] attach file C-c C-a m - problem with file completion

[Rainer M Krug]

Rainer M Krug <address@hidden> writes:

> Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Rainer M Krug <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>>> I started using attachments and really like them. But I have a problem
>>>> with the completion of file names. I use ido usually and it works fine -
>>>> but not here. How can I register ido completion for org-attach?
>>>
>>> Forgot to mention - it always points to the .org file in which I want to
>>> attach the file and I can't change the directory.
>>
>> I'm not sure to understand. What doesn't work? If a use "C-c C-a m" on
>> a headline, I get a completion window where I can change directory.
>
> OK - I'll try to explain.
>
> I am in a file called attach.org.
> I press C-c C-a m in a headline and I get the completion window in the
> mini buffer - so far so good.
> But I can't change the directory.
>
> I disabled ido, and it is working now. So this is a problem in IDO. I
> will see if I can figure out what it is.

OK - the culprit is the following code from
https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/InteractivelyDoThings#toc15 :

,----
|     (defvar ido-enable-replace-completing-read t
|       "If t, use ido-completing-read instead of completing-read if possible.
|     
|     Set it to nil using let in around-advice for functions where the
|     original completing-read is required.  For example, if a function
|     foo absolutely must use the original completing-read, define some
|     advice like this:
|     
|     (defadvice foo (around original-completing-read-only activate)
|       (let (ido-enable-replace-completing-read) ad-do-it))")
|     
|     ;; Replace completing-read wherever possible, unless directed otherwise
|     (defadvice completing-read
|       (around use-ido-when-possible activate)
|       (if (or (not ido-enable-replace-completing-read) ; Manual override 
disable ido
|               (and (boundp 'ido-cur-list)
|                    ido-cur-list)) ; Avoid infinite loop from ido calling this
|           ad-do-it
|         (let ((allcomp (all-completions "" collection predicate)))
|           (if allcomp
|               (setq ad-return-value
|                     (ido-completing-read prompt
|                                    allcomp
|                                    nil require-match initial-input hist def))
|             ad-do-it))))
`----

Any suggestion why this is happening? For the moment, I just disabled
this code completely.

Cheers,

Rainer

>
> Thanks,
>
> Rainer
>
>
>
>
>> I do not use Ido, tho.
>>
>> Regards,

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Rainer M. Krug
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