From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12916: bug#9598: Status: C-x b completion should also display current buffer. Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:18:14 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: <87oac1hldw.fsf@mbork.pl> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1454257170 26646 80.91.229.3 (31 Jan 2016 16:19:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:19:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12916@debbugs.gnu.org To: Marcin Borkowski , bug#9598 <9598@debbugs.gnu.org> Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 31 17:19:17 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuiX-0002Q2-4v for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:19:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42283 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuiW-0007LL-9c for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:19:12 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32933) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuiR-0007L1-Lv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:19:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuiM-0002TQ-Hs for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:19:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:55088) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuiM-0002TF-EI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:19:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuiM-0004oS-AE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:19:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12916 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12916-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12916.145425710518444 (code B ref 12916); Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:19:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12916) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Jan 2016 16:18:25 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43306 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuhl-0004nP-H4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:18:25 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:18997) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aPuhk-0004nA-0M; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:18:24 -0500 Original-Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u0VGIHae003438 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:18:17 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0121.oracle.com (aserv0121.oracle.com [141.146.126.235]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u0VGIFmG031456 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:18:16 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0016.oracle.com (abhmp0016.oracle.com [141.146.116.22]) by aserv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u0VGIFZ4030303; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:18:15 GMT In-Reply-To: <87oac1hldw.fsf@mbork.pl> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:112139 Archived-At: > what to do with this bug report? The behavior is still what at least > a few people (including RMS) dislike, it is easy to > override it (although there is no mention of that in the manual, which > is very bad IMHO!), it also seems to be solved in Ivy (I don't know > about other completion frameworks - I would bet Icicles have a knob for > that, because Icicles have a knob for everything; Helm anybody?). >=20 > My personal suggestion would be either add a user option or (as a last > resort) write about the hack mentioned here in the manual, in the node > (info "(emacs)Select buffer"). Yes, the bug should be addressed properly. The behavior should be controlled by users - at least by option and preferably also on the fly, during completion (by a toggle or other means). At a minimum, whatever means are currently provided to give users some control over this, however arcane, rudimentary, or hackish, should be well documented. (And yes, Icicles buffer-name completion has already been described in this bug thread.)