emacs create new file with ido enabled

Question

I reciently switched to emacs starter kit which includes the ido package.

ido has a nice feature that suggests paths when find-file which is usually very handy except when trying to create a new file. When the new file name matches a suggestion in another path ido automatically switches to that path assuming that's what I wanted, but usually its not and I find it annoying.

To workaround the issue I either touch newfile from shell, create a new buffer and save as, or M-x find-file to get the original behavior. I could of course rebind C-x C-f to find-file again but must of the time I like ido-find-file, I just want it to stop automatically switching paths when I type the path explicitly.

I figure there is probably some simple key I can press during ido-find-file to tell it that the file I'm looking for does not exist and to stop making suggestions, or some var I can set to get more desirable behavior?

Headwater

Duplicate: #813024 – Rimbaud

See also #7480065 – Insomuch

Answer 1

Try:

C-x C-f C-f

It should kick you out of ido mode into "normal" find file mode

Spear

For other commands/in general (e.g. C-x C-w), C-x C-f will go to the "normal" version of the command. – Droll

This is the way to go (C-x C-f C-f) with C-j you have to be very quick and it often happens that another suggestion will have time to creep in and make a suggestion you do not want;) – Prong

Answer 2

C-j is the key combination you are seeking.

Nekton

C-j appears to immediately create new file with currently typed path. This skips the [Confirm] which is useful, but if ido detects a file with same name detected in another recently used path ido switches automatically so C-j opens the suggested path. – Headwater

Cool, this is actually what I wanted. – Selfacting

Answer 3

As mentioned: being fast, using C-j to confirm immediately, and using and additional C-f to temporarily switch to the traditional mode are all useful.

Also, when ido has already selected an alternate file path, you can hit C-z to return where you were and temporarily disable that behavior.

Myocardiograph

Answer 4

A solution for a related problem - ido not asking overwrite confirmation.

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2010-11/msg00226.html

Elburt

Answer 5

On Fido, M-j does the trick. It's bound to icomplete-fido-exit by default.

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