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-rw-r--r--etc/NEWS4
-rw-r--r--lisp/ChangeLog17
-rw-r--r--lisp/dired-aux.el133
-rw-r--r--lisp/ediff-util.el34
4 files changed, 135 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 58ff7c6705f..2f288cba045 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ when the value of the new variable `completions-format' is `vertical'.
** M-n provides more default values in the minibuffer of commands that
read a file and directory name: a file name at point (when ffap is loaded
-without ffap-bindings), a file name on the current line in the Dired buffer.
+without ffap-bindings), a file name on the current line in the Dired buffer,
+a directory name of adjacent Dired windows for Dired commands that can
+operate on several directories (copy, rename, diff).
** M-r is bound to the new `move-to-window-line-top-bottom'
to mirror the new behavior of C-l in Emacs-23.1.
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 5c7d0a1e25d..4f1c86f6101 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
2009-11-25 Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
+ Provide additional default values (directories at other Dired
+ windows) via M-n in the minibuffer of some Dired commands.
+
+ * dired-aux.el (dired-diff, dired-compare-directories)
+ (dired-do-create-files): Use `dired-dwim-target-defaults' to set
+ `minibuffer-default' in `minibuffer-with-setup-hook'.
+ (dired-dwim-target-directory): Find a window that displays Dired
+ buffer instead of failing when the next window is not Dired.
+ Use `get-window-with-predicate' to find for the next Dired window.
+ (dired-dwim-target-defaults): New function.
+
+ * ediff-util.el (ediff-read-file-name):
+ Use `dired-dwim-target-defaults' to set `minibuffer-default'
+ in `minibuffer-with-setup-hook'.
+
+2009-11-25 Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
+
Provide additional default values (file name at point or at the
current Dired line) via M-n for file reading minibuffers. (Bug#5010)
diff --git a/lisp/dired-aux.el b/lisp/dired-aux.el
index b45b625b1ba..4976d2cd683 100644
--- a/lisp/dired-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el
@@ -59,30 +59,27 @@ The prompted-for file is the first file given to `diff'.
With prefix arg, prompt for second argument SWITCHES,
which is options for `diff'."
(interactive
- (let ((current (dired-get-filename t))
- (default (if (mark t)
- (save-excursion (goto-char (mark t))
- (dired-get-filename t t)))))
- (if (or (equal default current)
- (and (not (equal (dired-dwim-target-directory)
- (dired-current-directory)))
- (not mark-active)))
- (setq default nil))
+ (let* ((current (dired-get-filename t))
+ (target-dir (dired-dwim-target-directory))
+ (marked (and (mark t) (save-excursion
+ (goto-char (mark t))
+ (dired-get-filename nil t))))
+ (defaults
+ (append (dired-dwim-target-defaults nil target-dir)
+ ;; Additional file with the mark.
+ (and marked (list marked)))))
(require 'diff)
- (list (read-file-name (format "Diff %s with%s: "
- current
- (if default
- (concat " (default " default ")")
- ""))
- (if default
- (dired-current-directory)
- (dired-dwim-target-directory))
- default t)
- (if current-prefix-arg
- (read-string "Options for diff: "
- (if (stringp diff-switches)
- diff-switches
- (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches " ")))))))
+ (list
+ (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
+ (lambda ()
+ (set (make-local-variable 'minibuffer-default-add-function) nil)
+ (setq minibuffer-default defaults))
+ (read-file-name (format "Diff %s with: " current) target-dir nil t))
+ (if current-prefix-arg
+ (read-string "Options for diff: "
+ (if (stringp diff-switches)
+ diff-switches
+ (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches " ")))))))
(diff file (dired-get-filename t) switches))
;;;###autoload
@@ -128,11 +125,17 @@ Examples of PREDICATE:
(not (and (= (nth 2 fa1) (nth 2 fa2)) - mark files with different UID
(= (nth 3 fa1) (nth 3 fa2)))) and GID."
(interactive
- (list (read-directory-name (format "Compare %s with: "
- (dired-current-directory))
- (dired-dwim-target-directory)
- (dired-dwim-target-directory))
- (read-from-minibuffer "Mark if (lisp expr or RET): " nil nil t nil "nil")))
+ (list
+ (let* ((target-dir (dired-dwim-target-directory))
+ (defaults (dired-dwim-target-defaults nil target-dir)))
+ (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
+ (lambda ()
+ (set (make-local-variable 'minibuffer-default-add-function) nil)
+ (setq minibuffer-default defaults))
+ (read-directory-name (format "Compare %s with: "
+ (dired-current-directory))
+ target-dir target-dir t)))
+ (read-from-minibuffer "Mark if (lisp expr or RET): " nil nil t nil "nil")))
(let* ((dir1 (dired-current-directory))
(file-alist1 (dired-files-attributes dir1))
(file-alist2 (dired-files-attributes dir2))
@@ -1463,10 +1466,15 @@ Optional arg HOW-TO determiness how to treat the target.
(default (and dired-one-file
(expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory (car fn-list))
target-dir)))
+ (defaults (dired-dwim-target-defaults fn-list target-dir))
(target (expand-file-name ; fluid variable inside dired-create-files
- (dired-mark-read-file-name
- (concat (if dired-one-file op1 operation) " %s to: ")
- target-dir op-symbol arg rfn-list default)))
+ (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
+ (lambda ()
+ (set (make-local-variable 'minibuffer-default-add-function) nil)
+ (setq minibuffer-default defaults))
+ (dired-mark-read-file-name
+ (concat (if dired-one-file op1 operation) " %s to: ")
+ target-dir op-symbol arg rfn-list default))))
(into-dir (cond ((null how-to)
;; Allow DOS/Windows users to change the letter
;; case of a directory. If we don't test these
@@ -1523,18 +1531,69 @@ Optional arg HOW-TO determiness how to treat the target.
(defun dired-dwim-target-directory ()
;; Try to guess which target directory the user may want.
- ;; If there is a dired buffer displayed in the next window, use
- ;; its current subdir, else use current subdir of this dired buffer.
+ ;; If there is a dired buffer displayed in one of the next windows,
+ ;; use its current subdir, else use current subdir of this dired buffer.
(let ((this-dir (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
(dired-current-directory))))
;; non-dired buffer may want to profit from this function, e.g. vm-uudecode
(if dired-dwim-target
- (let* ((other-buf (window-buffer (next-window)))
- (other-dir (with-current-buffer other-buf
- (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
- (dired-current-directory)))))
+ (let* ((other-win (get-window-with-predicate
+ (lambda (window)
+ (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
+ (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)))))
+ (other-dir (and other-win
+ (with-current-buffer (window-buffer other-win)
+ (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+ (dired-current-directory))))))
(or other-dir this-dir))
this-dir)))
+
+(defun dired-dwim-target-defaults (fn-list target-dir)
+ ;; Return a list of default values for file-reading functions in Dired.
+ ;; This list may contain directories from Dired buffers in other windows.
+ ;; `fn-list' is a list of file names used to build a list of defaults.
+ ;; When nil or more than one element, a list of defaults will
+ ;; contain only directory names. `target-dir' is a directory name
+ ;; to exclude from the returned list, for the case when this
+ ;; directory name is already presented in initial input.
+ ;; For Dired operations that support `dired-dwim-target',
+ ;; the argument `target-dir' should have the value returned
+ ;; from `dired-dwim-target-directory'.
+ (let ((dired-one-file
+ (and (consp fn-list) (null (cdr fn-list)) (car fn-list)))
+ (current-dir (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+ (dired-current-directory)))
+ dired-dirs)
+ ;; Get a list of directories of visible buffers in dired-mode.
+ (walk-windows (lambda (w)
+ (with-current-buffer (window-buffer w)
+ (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+ (push (dired-current-directory) dired-dirs)))))
+ ;; Force the current dir to be the first in the list.
+ (setq dired-dirs
+ (delete-dups (delq nil (cons current-dir (nreverse dired-dirs)))))
+ ;; Remove the target dir (if specified) or the current dir from
+ ;; default values, because it should be already in initial input.
+ (setq dired-dirs (delete (or target-dir current-dir) dired-dirs))
+ ;; Return a list of default values.
+ (if dired-one-file
+ ;; For one file operation, provide a list that contains
+ ;; other directories, other directories with the appended filename
+ ;; and the current directory with the appended filename, e.g.
+ ;; 1. /TARGET-DIR/
+ ;; 2. /TARGET-DIR/FILENAME
+ ;; 3. /CURRENT-DIR/FILENAME
+ (append dired-dirs
+ (mapcar (lambda (dir)
+ (expand-file-name
+ (file-name-nondirectory (car fn-list)) dir))
+ (reverse dired-dirs))
+ (list (expand-file-name
+ (file-name-nondirectory (car fn-list))
+ (or target-dir current-dir))))
+ ;; For multi-file operation, return only a list of other directories.
+ dired-dirs)))
+
;;;###autoload
(defun dired-create-directory (directory)
diff --git a/lisp/ediff-util.el b/lisp/ediff-util.el
index ea12ef7532a..e8a171bf517 100644
--- a/lisp/ediff-util.el
+++ b/lisp/ediff-util.el
@@ -3113,21 +3113,25 @@ Hit \\[ediff-recenter] to reset the windows afterward."
(if (string= default-file "")
(setq default-file nil))
- (let (f)
- (setq f (expand-file-name
- (read-file-name
- (format "%s%s "
- prompt
- (cond (default-file
- (concat " (default " default-file "):"))
- (t (concat " (default " default-dir "):"))))
- default-dir
- (or default-file default-dir)
- t ; must match, no-confirm
- (if default-file (file-name-directory default-file))
- )
- default-dir
- ))
+ (let ((defaults (and (fboundp 'dired-dwim-target-defaults)
+ (dired-dwim-target-defaults
+ (and default-file (list default-file))
+ default-dir)))
+ f)
+ (setq f (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
+ (lambda () (when defaults
+ (setq minibuffer-default defaults)))
+ (read-file-name
+ (format "%s%s "
+ prompt
+ (cond (default-file
+ (concat " (default " default-file "):"))
+ (t (concat " (default " default-dir "):"))))
+ default-dir
+ (or default-file default-dir)
+ t ; must match, no-confirm
+ (if default-file (file-name-directory default-file)))))
+ (setq f (expand-file-name f default-dir))
;; If user entered a directory name, expand the default file in that
;; directory. This allows the user to enter a directory name for the
;; B-file and diff against the default-file in that directory instead