At 2021-06-11 00:23:19, "Philip Kaludercic" <philipk@posteo.net> wrote:
>tumashu <tumashu@163.com> writes:
>
>> From 6074e1f4c5564e5d9e56041cc7db6fd7125571cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: Feng Shu <tumashu@163.com>
>> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:48:51 +0800
>> Subject: [PATCH] Add icomplete-count-format.
>>
>> * lisp/icomplete.el (icomplete-count-format): New variable.
>> (icomplete-exhibit): Use icomplete-count-format.
>> ---
>>  lisp/icomplete.el | 17 +++++++++++------
>>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/lisp/icomplete.el b/lisp/icomplete.el
>> index 08b4ef2030..0881bade98 100644
>> --- a/lisp/icomplete.el
>> +++ b/lisp/icomplete.el
>> @@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ icomplete-hide-common-prefix
>>    :type 'boolean
>>    :version "24.4")
>>  
>> +(defcustom icomplete-count-format (cons "%-7s" "%s/%s ")
>> +  "Format string used for the candidate count."
>> +  :type '(choice (const nil) (cons string string)))
>
>You need a
>
>    :version "28.1"

Added.

>
>here.
>
>>  (defvar icomplete-tidy-shadowed-file-names nil
>>    "If non-nil, automatically delete superfluous parts of file names.
>>  For example, if the user types ~/ after a long path name,
>> @@ -696,12 +700,13 @@ icomplete-exhibit
>>                (overlay-put
>>                 icomplete-overlay 'before-string
>>                 (and icomplete-scroll
>> -                    (let ((past (length icomplete--scrolled-past)))
>> -                      (format
>> -                       "%s/%s "
>> -                       (1+ past)
>> -                       (+ past
>> -                          (safe-length completion-all-sorted-completions))))))
>> +                    (format (car icomplete-count-format)
>
>Does this really have to be another format string? Or would this always
>just be used for justification?

This is mainly used for justification, but, maybe someone can do other eye candy things, for example:

1/1000      =>  M-x:
100/1000 =>  M-x:

by the way,  icomplete-count-format is *copy* from vertico-count-format :-)



>
>> +                            (let ((past (length icomplete--scrolled-past)))
>> +                              (format
>> +                               (cdr icomplete-count-format)
>> +                               (1+ past)
>> +                               (+ past
>> +                                  (safe-length completion-all-sorted-completions)))))))
>>                (overlay-put icomplete-overlay 'after-string text))))))))
>>  
>>  (defun icomplete--affixate (md prospects)
>
>-- 
>	Philip K.