From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Visuwesh <visuwesh@tutanota.com>
Cc: 49931@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49931: 28.0.50; `choose-completion' submits incorrect string when minibuffer content changes after creation of the *Completions* buffer
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:07:25 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874kbydr7m.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <MgWcMCJ--B-2@tutanota.com> (Visuwesh via's message of "Sat, 7 Aug 2021 19:20:35 +0200 (CEST)")
> When one edits the minibuffer content after the creation of
> *Completions* buffer, `choose-completion' incorrectly submits the wrong
> string to the command upon selecting a candidate. To reproduce,
>
> 1. Start emacs -Q.
> 2. Type the following key sequence: C-h f emacs- TAB.
> 3. Type a.
> 4. Select `emacs-bzr-get-version' from the *Completions* buffer.
> 5. "user-error: Symbol’s function definition is void:
> emacs-bzr-get-versiona" is shown in the echo area.
>
> What I expected to happen:
>
> I expected `choose-completion' to submit "emacs-bzr-get-version" to
> describe-function, not "emacs-bzr-get-versiona".
The same problem was reported in https://debbugs.gnu.org/34517#14
that also contains a possible solution, still unimplemented.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-08-10 7:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-08-07 17:20 bug#49931: 28.0.50; `choose-completion' submits incorrect string when minibuffer content changes after creation of the *Completions* buffer Visuwesh via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-08-08 5:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-08 7:02 ` Visuwesh via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-08-08 7:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-08 7:31 ` Visuwesh via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-08-08 8:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-10 7:07 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2021-08-10 9:00 ` Visuwesh via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-03-12 18:49 ` Juri Linkov
2022-04-05 18:54 ` Juri Linkov
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