vm-save-message will not create new folder
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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VM |
Fix Committed
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Low
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Uday Reddy |
Bug Description
Using vm-8.1.1 and earlier, proper behavior is that when vm-save-message is invoked, if a nonexistent file is indicated in the minibuffer, a file is automatically created and the message saved to it (with or without confirmation, depending on setting of vm-conform-
Using vm-8.2.0b, there seems no way to create a new folder in this way. If a nonexisting file is indicated in the minibuffer and the return key entered, the minibuffer indicates "[No match]", but no option is given to implicitly/
To decouple issue of configuration, I am working with the following simple .vm file
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(setq vm-primary-inbox "~/.Mail/INBOX")
(setq vm-folder-directory "~/.Mail")
; (setq vm-confirm-
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As workaround, I can separately 'touch' the desired file outside of vm, and then I am allowed to save the message, but clearly that is an unnecessary inconvenience.
Related branches
Changed in vm: | |
milestone: | 8.2.90a → 8.2.89a |
Changed in vm: | |
milestone: | 8.2.89a → 8.2.0b1 |
no longer affects: | vm/8.2.x |
Changed in vm: | |
milestone: | 8.2.1a → 8.2.0 |
Hi Michael, can you do
M-x debug-on-entry <RET> vm-read-file-name <RET>
and send me the contents of backtrace buffer you get? Please email to the
bug handler or to me at <email address hidden>. (Don't cut and paste into a
web page.)
Cheers,
Uday