From: jaime.escalante@gmx.com
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>, 48764@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48764: mini-buffer completion
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 23:00:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <trinity-8f5e2a70-726c-4150-8eb0-5f84c09d2ac9-1622581246729@3c-app-mailcom-bs03> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87tumhia8g.fsf@tcd.ie>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 at 8:46 AM
> From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
> To: jaime.escalante@gmx.com
> Cc: "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi@gnus.org>, 48764@debbugs.gnu.org
> Subject: Re: bug#48764: mini-buffer completion
>
> jaime.escalante@gmx.com writes:
>
> > How about mini-buffer entries that require user writing a string. How would
> > a user figure out what to do?
> >
> > Is there any information about basic navigation keys for mini-buffer input in the manual?
>
> Does the node (info "(emacs) Minibuffer History")[1] in the Emacs manual
> count? FWIW, it can be found through index entries such as 'minibuffer
> history', 'M-n (minibuffer history)', 'DOWN (minibuffer history)', etc.
I would like to see some indication of the type of input it requires.
Perhaps that information can go on the mode-line (for instance some type
of designated coloured mouse button for mini-buffer information).
> For more details on minibuffer keymaps there's also
> (info "(emacs) Minibuffer Maps")[2], found e.g. via the index entry
> 'C-h r i minibuffer key TAB RET'.
>
> [1]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Minibuffer-History.html
> [2]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Minibuffer-Maps.html
>
> HTH,
>
> --
> Basil
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-01 21:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-05-31 20:16 bug#48764: mini-buffer completion jaime.escalante
2021-06-01 15:39 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-01 15:54 ` jaime.escalante
2021-06-01 20:46 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-06-01 21:00 ` jaime.escalante [this message]
2021-06-01 22:50 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-06-01 23:00 ` jaime.escalante
2021-06-01 21:04 ` jaime.escalante
2021-06-01 22:50 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-06-01 23:04 ` jaime.escalante
2021-06-01 21:31 ` bug#48764: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-01 16:00 ` Drew Adams
2021-06-01 16:06 ` jaime.escalante
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