(defcustom dnd-open-remote-file-function
(if (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
- 'dnd-open-unc-file
+ 'dnd-open-local-file
'dnd-open-remote-url)
"The function to call when opening a file on a remote machine.
The function will be called with two arguments; URI and ACTION. See
`dnd-open-file' for details.
If nil, then dragging remote files into Emacs will result in an error.
-Predefined functions are `dnd-open-unc-file' and `dnd-open-remote-url'.
-`dnd-open-unc-file' attempts to open the file using its UNC name and is the
-default on MS-Windows. `dnd-open-remote-url' uses `url-handler-mode' and
-is the default except for MS-Windows."
+Predefined functions are `dnd-open-local-file' and `dnd-open-remote-url'.
+`dnd-open-local-file' attempts to open a remote file using its UNC name and
+is the default on MS-Windows. `dnd-open-remote-url' uses `url-handler-mode'
+and is the default except for MS-Windows."
:version "22.1"
:type 'function
:group 'dnd)
The file is opened in the current window, or a new window if
`dnd-open-file-other-window' is set. URI is the url for the file,
and must have the format file:file-name or file:///file-name.
-The last / in file:/// is part of the file name. ACTION is ignored."
+The last / in file:/// is part of the file name. If the system
+natively supports unc file names, then remote urls of the form
+file://server-name/file-name will also be handled by this function.
+An alternative for systems that do not support unc file names is
+`dnd-open-remote-url'. ACTION is ignored."
(let* ((f (dnd-get-local-file-name uri t)))
(if (and f (file-readable-p f))
'private)
(error "Can not read %s" uri))))
-(defun dnd-open-unc-file (uri action)
- "Open a remote file using its unc path.
-The file is opened in the current window, or a new window if
-`dnd-open-file-other-window' is set. URI is the url for the file,
-and must have the format file://hostname/file-name. ACTION is ignored.
-//hostname/file-name is the unc path."
- (let ((unc-file (if (string-match "^file:" uri)
- (substring uri 5))))
- (if (and unc-file (file-readable-p unc-file))
- (progn
- (if dnd-open-file-other-window
- (find-file-other-window unc-file)
- (find-file unc-file))
- 'private)
- (error "Invalid file url"))))
-
(defun dnd-open-remote-url (uri action)
"Open a remote file with `find-file' and `url-handler-mode'.
Turns `url-handler-mode' on if not on before. The file is opened in the