Re: ;;; anything.el --- open anything

[Tassilo Horn]

Xavier Maillard <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Xavier,

> I just love the idea and the way it is currently working. I will try
> to hack on it too to add my own sources.

I'd be happy if you send me your sources so that I can add them in
anything-config.el.

> By the way, do you thing it is doable to add a contact just by
> entering his name.
>
> Say for example, I am typing this after M-x anything RET:
>
> John Doe RET
>
> If John DOe is not in my contact base, I would like to be offered to
> add it.

That's possible.  You need to redefine `anything-c-bbdb-candidates' so
that it adds a special "*Add to contacts*" entry.  Furthermore you need
to add a custom `match' function so that this special entry doesn't get
filtered out and an action that adds the current `anything-pattern' to
your bbdb.  But I really don't think that this would be more comfortable
than

        M-x bbdb-create RET

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or

        C-x x bc RET

if you use my exec-abbrev-cmd.el.
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> P.S: it would be cool to have a dedicated mailing list for anything as
> it is growing and this thread is err, really too big for this
> newsgroup, I guess.

Most of the time it's only Tamas, Bill and me discussing anything, so I
don't see a real cause for an extra list.  But maybe we should move over
to gnu.emacs.help or comp.emacs?

Bye,
Tassilo