From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Xavier Maillard Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: position on changing defaults? Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 02:00:17 +0100 Organization: GNU's Not UNIX! Message-ID: <200803090100.m2910GZg005972@localhost.localdomain> References: <200803070407.m27471TG016558@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> Reply-To: Xavier Maillard NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1205027095 6267 80.91.229.12 (9 Mar 2008 01:44:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 01:44:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Dan Nicolaescu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 09 02:45:21 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JYAbE-00065o-AX for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:45:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JYAag-0001PN-BQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:44:42 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JYAX1-0007pJ-5L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:40:55 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JYAWz-0007o2-7q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:40:54 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JYAWy-0007nd-UW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:40:53 -0500 Original-Received: from master.uucpssh.org ([193.218.105.66]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JYAWv-0006vg-1V; Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:40:49 -0500 Original-Received: by master.uucpssh.org (Postfix, from userid 10) id A4FC6C7341; Sun, 9 Mar 2008 02:33:53 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (IDENT:1000@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.14.1/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m2910UkM005997; Sun, 9 Mar 2008 02:00:31 +0100 Original-Received: (from xma@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.14.1/8.13.8/Submit) id m2910GZg005972; Sun, 9 Mar 2008 02:00:17 +0100 In-reply-to: <200803070407.m27471TG016558@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> (message from Dan Nicolaescu on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:07:01 -0800) User-Agent: Rmail in GNU Emacs 23.0.60.2 on GNU/Linux Jabber-ID: xma01@jabber.fr X-uucpssh: Found to be clean X-uucpssh-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-4.389, required 4.6, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.01, BAYES_00 -2.60, SPF_HELO_PASS -0.00) X-uucpssh-From: xma@gnu.org X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:91829 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > That would be great too. But we also need to consider the fact iswitch > is here now, it works and is useful, improvements to completion are not > available yet (or even in the works?). > > I have never tried iswitchb. What incompatible changes would I notice > if this change were made? Nothing fundamentally incompatible, but there are differences in which C-x b works. The essence is that you don't have to press TAB to get completions, they happen as you type. These are the basics. Please give it a try. I second this request, this is a real enhancement in my opinion. Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org