Re: Q: Is there a built-in way to read multiple file names?

[Ihor Radchenko]

Thierry Volpiatto <thievol@posteo.net> writes:

>> (For context, I am interested in this question to extend M-x org-attach
>> where I want to allow users select multiple files at once; or,
>> similarly, to extend the email attachment prompt)
>
> For your helm users you can already use something like this:
>
>     (defvar helm-comp-read-use-marked)
>     (if (bound-and-true-p helm-mode)
>         (let ((helm-comp-read-use-marked t))
>           (completing-read prompt candidates)) ; or read-file-name...
>       (completing-read-multiple prompt candidates))

Sure, but I want the same thing to work for non-helm users.
Preferably, without having to write helm-specific/ivy-specific/etc code.

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