Make / behave like in ido

[sansolovyov]

So in ido, when you press / during find-file, it effectively "opens" the directory: you still can choose between directories, but if you start typing, currently chosen directory is assumed and after that you search inside of it.

I wonder if it's possible to make counsel-find-file behave somewhat like that? I think I can live with just slash choosing a directory during finding files (but not in other completion contexts). Is there a way I can do that?

[abo-abo]

You can use this in your config:

(define-key counsel-find-file-map "/" 'ivy-alt-done)

This is too surprising to be on by default, in my opinion. In addition, you would lose the ability to quickly go to the root directory and to /ssh: from the current directory.

[sansolovyov]

Yeah, in case of ido you can press slash twice and you'll get to root directory...

[abo-abo]

I've just checked how / works in ido-mode: it doesn't select the item always, only when it's the only choice available. I can add that behavior, only I expect it to be quite frustrating if you want to select one item, and there's another one that's very close to it: you'd have to pretty much type out the whole thing until only one item matches. Using C-n and C-j would be a lot faster in that case.

[sansolovyov]

Ok, makes sense, I'll try adapting to what ivy does. :)

[abo-abo]

Please test the new functionality, let me know if anything's weird.

[sansolovyov]

Works nicely! Except in one case: if I type ~/, instead of switching to my home directory, it is opened.

[abo-abo]

Except in one case: if I type ~/, instead of switching to my home directory, it is opened.

By default, ~ should switch you to home, and the following / would simply self-insert. Do you have any custom config?

[sansolovyov]

Ah right! Thanks a lot, works like a charm.