Re: Sticky Node in the directory window

Hi Mansour,

Yes, of course this is possible - but maybe in another way you imagine...The directories buffer can not simply hide all other directories but what it (and you) can do is: adding that directory you want to have at the toplevel as new source-path (see the option `ecb-source-path' for description, one of the most important options!)...

And you are even more lucky, because ECB offers you are very convenient way to make a directory a source-path:
Just open the popup-menu for the directory (probably mouse-button 3) and you will see an entry "make this a source path" - just click it and ECB will ask you for commitment (and for an alias - if you want one - see again `ecb-source-path')... At the end ECB will ask you if you want save this new source-path also for future sessions - say "y" if you need this directoy a lot the next time...

After that Bob will be your uncle... And you will have your previously deeply located subdir as new source-path at top-level;-)
When opening a file via [C-x C-f] (i.e. not via the source-window of ECB) then ECB will autom. Choose the best-matching (= deepest matching) source-path for ist directory-window...

If you do not need a source-path furthermore just click again with 3rd mouse button on it an click "Delete source path"....

Does this help?
Klaus

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Mansour Al Akeel [mailto:[email protected]] 
Gesendet: Freitag, 29. Mai 2009 16:53
An: Berndl, Klaus
Betreff: Re: [ECB-list] Sticky Node in the directory window

Hello Klaus:

When you open a file, ecb directories window shows the file with it's parent as a subdirectory of the file system, for example

/
|-- bin
|-- boot
|-- dev
|-- etc
|-- home
    |-- mansour
    |   |--projects
    |       |--myProject
    |           |--subdir1
    |           |--subdir2
    |           |--subdir3
    |           |--subdir4
    |-- manyotherfilesAnd directories
|-- lib -> lib64/
|-- lib64
|-- lost+found
|-- media
|-- mnt
|-- opt
|-- proc
|-- root
|-- sbin
|-- sys
|-- tmp
|-- usr
`-- var

Of course this is simple exmaple, but when the project I am working on is buried deep then the tree is bigger. The way I want it to look is:

|--myProject
   |--subdir1
   |--subdir2
   |--subdir3
   |--subdir4

Is this possible ? 


On Fri May 29,2009 09:11 am, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry, i do not understand what you mean? Do you use ECB 2.40? It kaes the directory node sticky as long there are subdirectories or files in the directory to display...
> 
> Maybe you have to submit an example... An "ascii-screenshot"...
> 
> Ciao,
> Klaus
> 
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Mansour Al Akeel [mailto:[email protected]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 29. Mai 2009 01:20
> An: Ecb-list
> Betreff: [ECB-list] Sticky Node in the directory window
> 
> 
> Hello all:
> Is there a way to make a node the top-level node in the directories window. At this point, It shows all the files and directories on the file system path starting at the root node "/". I want it to show only the project directory, as there are many files.
> 
> thank you.
> 
> 
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