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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 39143@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39143: 26.3; `widget-complete' in `customize-option'
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:06:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83blr44mst.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ffb33622-8239-40a2-ab9d-9ea5be2baac9@default> (message from Drew Adams on Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:54:58 -0800 (PST))

> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:54:58 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> 
> emacs -Q
> 
> `M-x customize-option default-frame-alist'
> 
> Click `INS'.
> 
> Enter `cursor-color' for field `Parameter: '.
> 
> Put cursor at beginning of field `Value: ', and delete the default
> value, `nil'.
> 
> Use `M-TAB' (or `ESC TAB').
> 
> You get this error/message: "Not in an editable field".

In Emacs 27 get the message "No completions available for this field"
instead.  So this problem is already solved.

> 1. That message is incorrect.  The cursor is definitely in an editable
> field.  (Same incorrect message if you first type `Blu', then `M-TAB'.)

This part is already solved.

> 2. Emacs should provide reasonable completion for both fields,
> `Parameter' and `Value', for `default-frame-alist'.

It does provide completions for Parameter, although it's debatable
whether they are "reasonable".





  reply	other threads:[~2020-01-15 18:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-01-15 17:54 bug#39143: 26.3; `widget-complete' in `customize-option' Drew Adams
2020-01-15 18:06 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
     [not found] <<ffb33622-8239-40a2-ab9d-9ea5be2baac9@default>
     [not found] ` <<83blr44mst.fsf@gnu.org>
2020-01-15 18:39   ` Drew Adams

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