Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Spencer Baugh >> Cc: 74772@debbugs.gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca >> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:14:15 -0500 >> >> Eli Zaretskii writes: >> >> >> Cc: Stefan Monnier >> >> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:48:23 -0500 >> >> From: Spencer Baugh via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, >> >> the Swiss army knife of text editors" >> >> >> >> (defcustom completion-pcm-leading-wildcard nil >> >> - "If non-nil, partial-completion completes as if there's a leading wildcard. >> >> + "If non-nil, partial-completion adds a leading wildcard for each word. >> > >> > The modified wording is misleading, because it says something that >> > doesn't really happen (as the rest of the doc string reveals). >> >> Okay, how about: >> >> If non-nil, PCM completes as if there's a wildcard before each word. > > Much better, thanks. You could even say > > If non-nil, partial-completion behaves as if each word is preceded by wildcard. Ok, updated patch: