Not selecting what emacs ido is suggesting? [duplicate]

Answer 1

If you're using ido to open a file and you want to "step out" of ido in the middle of completing, you can use C-f. For example:

1. Ctrl+X Ctrl+F (find-file)

   Find file: ~/{ .emacs.d/ | bin/ | some-file.txt | tmp/ ... }
   

2. T Enter (narrow options with ido)

   Find file: ~/tmp/{ file1.txt | file2.txt | subdir/ }
   

3. Ctrl+F ("step out" of ido mode)

   Find file: ~/tmp/