From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: MON KEY Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions' Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:02:40 -0500 Message-ID: References: <9F21BBC03CC444F193C552C443F6B6E8@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1291000513 16166 80.91.229.12 (29 Nov 2010 03:15:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:15:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7499@debbugs.gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 29 04:15:05 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMuCj-0007n3-EZ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:15:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52681 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMuCi-0006yk-Lk for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:15:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=38867 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMuCf-0006yf-9t for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:14:58 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMuCd-0007ig-W9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:14:57 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43367) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMuCd-0007ib-TI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:14:55 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMtwI-00075M-I7; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:58:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: MON KEY Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:58:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7499 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7499-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7499.129099943227174 (code B ref 7499); Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:58:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7499) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Nov 2010 02:57:12 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMtvT-00074F-QR for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:57:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ww0-f46.google.com ([74.125.82.46]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMtvR-000744-9F for 7499@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:57:09 -0500 Original-Received: by wwb28 with SMTP id 28so6598218wwb.15 for <7499@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:02:41 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.216.48.196 with SMTP id v46mr2342821web.28.1290999760972; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:02:40 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.216.70.212 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:02:40 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: wiXB1mo1oEMiVKF0qtQzyY24HnM X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:58:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:41999 Archived-At: On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> No need to defend that text; just use "buffer `*Completions*'" or >> "window `*Completions*'" (depending on the context). > > I'd argue instead that there is no reason for that text to say where > it's going to be displayed. Once one has left the immediate locus of the `comint-*' callers it is good to know what/where these gals do their business. > So I'd replace "List in help buffer sorted completions" with something > like "Display sorted completions". OK. It makes sense to leave from for future changes. But, there is third party code that uses this feature: Their users may deserve some consideration... `slime-maybe-complete-as-filename' `-> `comint-replace-by-expanded-filename' `-> `comint-dynamic-complete-filename' `-> `comint-dynamic-complete-as-filename' `-> `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions' `-> `comint-dynamic-list-completions' Do an occur for "slime-complete-*" in slime.el Also, take a look at `slime-completions-buffer-name'. I'm sure there are other non-core libs which make similar use of `comint-*'= ... > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Stefan -- /s_P\