emacs ido-mode select and edit completion

Question

using ido for find file completion, is it possible to select and edit the first completion? Eg., if I had this, I'd like to complete with apples, but not to ido-exit-minibuffer so I can add to the end of apples:

From:

Find file: /home/me/{apples | pears | armadillos | ...}

To:

Find file: /home/me/apples

Cheers,
Tim

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '11 at 11:57

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C-e (edit input string) seems to do what you want.

answered Mar 28 '11 at 11:57

Rörd

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Thanks Rörd, that's what I'm after :) – mrtimdog Mar 28 '11 at 12:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '11 at 08:12

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Just start typing the thing you are looking for and hit <TAB> this will attempt to complete the value, if it's not unique ido will list the possible completions, if it is unique then it will complete the selection.

answered Mar 28 '11 at 08:12

zellio

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Thanks, but that's not quite what I'm after, to complete by typing the parts of the completion I'd have to press many keys. My question is is there a key to fill in the input with the first completion as is tab had been pressed as it was the only completion. – mrtimdog Mar 28 '11 at 11:24

emacs ido-mode select and edit completion

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