[h-e-w] RE: EmacsW32 filename completion using space bar

[Victor Hellberg]

>FWIW,

> 

>   I have a .reg file I use to reprogram the Registry each time I update to a different version of >Emacs.  It requires a little bit of easy editing which probably isn't worthy of a true Emacs user.  8-)  >Should I post the file, in text, here?  It's 85-90 lines long.  It sets up all of my associations which >require Emacs which is why it is so long.

> 

>- Nelson

> 

>Stefan Schimanski wrote:

>> Hi!

>>

>> Had the same problem and spent an afternoon to find out that I had old

>> Emacs 21.x entries in the registry at HKLU/Software/Gnus/Emacs which

>> were pointing to the old Emacs 21.x path. After installing with the

>> NTEMacs installer the path was different, but Emacs got confused by

>> this old registry stuff. No idea if it's the same problem with your

>> installation though....

>>

>> Stefan

>>

>>

>>

 

I have tried to remove the old emacs 21.3 registry entries and then re-installed EmacsW32 again, but still no luck.  I still get the same error message.  Is there some way I can debug this problem?  Nelson, I would appreciate it if you could publish the .reg file contents – that might fix things for me.

 

I have two more issues I’d like input for if someone has the solution for me:

 

1) I notice that on file loading – C-x C-f the filename completion requires the TAB key to work.  In my emacs 21.3 build I have become accustomed to using the Space-bar to do filename completion. (The TAB is also an option)  Unfortunately I do knot know how to enable this feature in 21.3 as this came standard with the binary I downloaded.  How can I go about setting EmacsW32  (I have GNU Emacs 22.0.91.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)) to use the Space bar for completion?

 

2) I notice that the Tools menu no longer has the Speedbar option.  Is it possible for me to customize this menu to add the Speedbar?  I ask this because I have been trying to convince my colleagues to use Emacs for a long time and strangely enough the Speedbar has been one of the features they have latched onto.

 

Victor