;; can be used by other packages to read a buffer name, a file name,
;; or a directory name in the `ido' way.
-;;; Acknowledgements
+;;; Acknowledgments
;; Infinite amounts of gratitude goes to Stephen Eglen <stephen@cns.ed.ac.uk>
;; who wrote iswitch-buffer mode - from which I ripped off 99% of the code
:type 'boolean
:group 'ido)
+;; See http://debbugs.gnu.org/2042 for more info.
+(defcustom ido-buffer-disable-smart-matches t
+ "Non-nil means not to re-order matches for buffer switching.
+By default, ido aranges matches in the following order:
+
+ full-matches > suffix matches > prefix matches > remaining matches
+
+which can get in the way for buffer switching."
+ :version "24.3"
+ :type 'boolean
+ :group 'ido)
+
(defcustom ido-confirm-unique-completion nil
"Non-nil means that even a unique completion must be confirmed.
This means that \\[ido-complete] must always be followed by \\[ido-exit-minibuffer]
(rex0 (if ido-enable-regexp text (regexp-quote text)))
(rexq (concat rex0 (if slash ".*/" "")))
(re (if ido-enable-prefix (concat "\\`" rexq) rexq))
- (full-re (and do-full (not ido-enable-regexp) (not (string-match "\$\\'" rex0))
+ (full-re (and do-full
+ (and (eq ido-cur-item 'buffer)
+ (not ido-buffer-disable-smart-matches))
+ (not ido-enable-regexp)
+ (not (string-match "\$\\'" rex0))
(concat "\\`" rex0 (if slash "/" "") "\\'")))
(suffix-re (and do-full slash
- (not ido-enable-regexp) (not (string-match "\$\\'" rex0))
+ (and (eq ido-cur-item 'buffer)
+ (not ido-buffer-disable-smart-matches))
+ (not ido-enable-regexp)
+ (not (string-match "\$\\'" rex0))
(concat rex0 "/\\'")))
(prefix-re (and full-re (not ido-enable-prefix)
(concat "\\`" rexq)))
RET Select the buffer at the front of the list of matches. If the
list is empty, possibly prompt to create new buffer.
-\\[ido-select-text] Select the current prompt as the buffer.
-If no buffer is found, prompt for a new one.
+\\[ido-select-text] Use the current input string verbatim.
\\[ido-next-match] Put the first element at the end of the list.
\\[ido-prev-match] Put the last element at the start of the list.
RET Select the file at the front of the list of matches. If the
list is empty, possibly prompt to create new file.
-\\[ido-select-text] Select the current prompt as the buffer or file.
-If no buffer or file is found, prompt for a new one.
+\\[ido-select-text] Use the current input string verbatim.
\\[ido-next-match] Put the first element at the end of the list.
\\[ido-prev-match] Put the last element at the start of the list.
matches all files. If there is only one match, select that file.
If there is no common suffix, show a list of all matching files
in a separate window.
+\\[ido-magic-delete-char] Open the specified directory in Dired mode.
\\[ido-edit-input] Edit input string (including directory).
\\[ido-prev-work-directory] or \\[ido-next-work-directory] go to previous/next directory in work directory history.
\\[ido-merge-work-directories] search for file in the work directory history.