From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#53362: 29.0.50; [PATCH] Make Completions sorting a user option Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:27:38 +0200 Message-ID: <83k0evsvn9.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87h79zlxmg.fsf@protesilaos.com> <83wnivsx2f.fsf@gnu.org> <87bl07lvae.fsf@protesilaos.com> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="20357"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 53362@debbugs.gnu.org To: Protesilaos Stavrou Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 19 14:52:34 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1nABO6-00058B-Ar for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:52:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35818 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nABO5-0000Yv-5p for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:52:33 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:57682) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB0M-0007cL-3p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:28:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:59801) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB0L-0003Sq-LN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:28:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB0L-0007Vx-Hj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:28:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:28:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 53362 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 53362-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B53362.164259886928864 (code B ref 53362); Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:28:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 53362) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jan 2022 13:27:49 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52704 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB08-0007VU-Rb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:27:49 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:56798) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB07-0007VC-Bn for 53362@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:27:47 -0500 Original-Received: from [2001:470:142:3::e] (port=36432 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB01-0003Nj-Qh; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:27:41 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=qvyfDGxGsD8SqrXYDXfvxQBXHfPyFyKNBTDtTwke4E4=; b=gnLULvtnNVh7 q0Lybyn4pKaiO1LWqdyI8dK8mEHsDvCELAbuOUZgYO/pAiTp6vvoibkey0t4BTxNRCMUy6LKX3x9x El96wiN9xc7zkn2xL3IpWkC1UUprUVmy9gENOaETT+o+Abzp73TPuMVTsf4EUV5In3ns10Piw6Xm0 jwHqeXcq77g0hRviS4OdwXskeapaP/vUzXrtg1I8BSiW08FvGjZbEQAhB/EV0oIoxa/VToEZtP1el 8WgyWMWisGyLUZ+TMMkPr/l+74SVuE6XpzKpaNTVYN2pXEd9B4mb3okKlc7mMUUbQzi3aWelBIWbs 3CCE88sP2pKIS4R3cjzYEg==; Original-Received: from [87.69.77.57] (port=3346 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nAB01-0006Fi-O2; Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:27:42 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87bl07lvae.fsf@protesilaos.com> (message from Protesilaos Stavrou on Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:17:13 +0200) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:224580 Archived-At: > From: Protesilaos Stavrou > Cc: 53362@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:17:13 +0200 > > >> +(defcustom completions-sort 'lexicographic > >> + "Sort candidates in the *Completions* buffer. > >> + > >> +The value can be nil to disable sorting altogether, > >> +`alphabetical' for alphabetical sorting, `lexicographic' for > >> +lexicographic sorting > > > > Here you expect everyone to understand the subtle difference between > > these two sorting orders. I don't think this expectation is > > reasonable. > > Perhaps it is better to reference string-lessp and string-version-lessp > directly? That'd be a step backward, IMO. > > Doesn't string-version-lessp do stuff that is only appropriate with > > version numbers like 1.2.3beta? > > It also helps when the string starts with a number: > > (sort '("1 test" "21 test" "11 test" "2 test") #'string-lessp) > ;; => ("1 test" "11 test" "2 test" "21 test") Yes, and how does that match the "alphabetical order" description?