* What is it ido-springboard is a hack for ido.el that has the following effect:
As you type to select a candidate, the default-directory of the minibuffer is constantly being changed to match that of the first candidate (including ido virtual buffers). So if you then decide to invoke a command, like M-! or C-x C-f, it will execute in the directory of that file. Further, executing a non-ido command like M-! will cause you to leave ido-mode before invoking the command, so that when it's done you don't return to the recursive minibuffer (as you would if you used M-! in the middle of an ido completion today). Use case: I know I was editing the file foo.c in a project yesterday that lives in some long directory name I don't have bookmarked. I just want to "git pull" in that directory, nothing else. Since I'm using virtual buffers, I know I can C-x b foo to get there, but it's a large file and I don't actually need to see its contents right now. With ido-springboard I can type C-x b foo M-! git pull RET, and away I go! * springboard.el There is also springboard.el, which is a related concept but it's based on helm. It lets you select a recent directory and then you can invoke a command. I found ido-springboard.el to be quicker, though, since I'm more used to using ido to bounce around files in different projects. And I figured, since I'm already there at the ido prompt, why not allow myself the ability to escape out of it for a quick command... * Where to get it The latest version is here: https://github.com/jwiegley/springboard _______________________________________________ gnu-emacs-sources mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources
