Re: [PATCH] Re: Other details about completion.

[Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>]

>>>> 1. zstyle ':completion:*' menu select interactive
>>>>    - allows typing a letter that immediately
>>>>    updates the list of completions.
>>>
>>> Yes, but that may be complicated because completions calls a function
>>> that will try first to complete the common part and then update the
>>> completions. (Look what happens when you press a letter and tab
>>> immediately). There are few ways to go around that without braking half
>>> of the Universe. Look where I added the code for the
>>> completion-auto-help visible and always... there is where the magic
>>> happens.
>>>
>>> Maybe you will find a better way to manage what you want.
>>
>> Indeed, this is why I proposed to create zcomplete-mode
>> that works exactly like icomplete-mode, but updates completions
>> in the Completions window instead of the minibuffer.
>
> Only on input in the minibuffer?  I think it would also be convenient if
> self-insert commands could optionally be rebound to also do narrowing in
> the Completions window.

You are welcome to try doing this.  However, I already envision such a problem
that updating the content of the current buffer *Completions* will relocate
point to random places as it does when a buffer is reverted without keeping
the previous position of the cursor.