Re: [h-e-w] Re: C-x C-f *.txt RET

[Stephen Leake]

Mathias Dahl <address@hidden> writes:

>>From the documentation string:
>
> --
> C-x C-f runs the command find-file
>    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `files.el'.
> It is bound to <open>, C-x C-f, <menu-bar> <file> <new-file>.
> (find-file filename &optional wildcards)

That explains my problem. 

I have C-x C-f bound to 'sal-find-file', which wraps 'find-file' with
a check for a user arg, which means 'other-window'.

Apparently I've inadvertently defeated the wildcards functionality.

Here's my function:

(defun sal-find-file (filename)
  "Find a file. Prefix arg means other window."
  (interactive "FFind file: ")
  (if current-prefix-arg
      (find-file-other-window filename)
    (find-file filename) ))

Any advice on restoring the wildcards? I'm always up for learning more
about elisp.

-- 
-- Stephe