From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ihor Radchenko Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: [External] : Re: Q: Is there a built-in way to read multiple file names? Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 12:38:27 +0000 Message-ID: <875xt8jgho.fsf@localhost> References: <875xthfyz3.fsf@localhost> <87a5it6vr6.fsf@localhost> <86r0c5196r.fsf@gnu.org> <877cdx6ryu.fsf@localhost> <86o77914sh.fsf@gnu.org> <874j916qlv.fsf@localhost> <86ikxh13yc.fsf@gnu.org> <87wmlppf7e.fsf@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="20263"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Eli Zaretskii , "mardani29@yahoo.es" , "emacs-devel@gnu.org" To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 14 14:37:35 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1sSyTu-000535-KA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:37:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sSyTO-00020M-W5; Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:37:03 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sSyTM-0001yo-RH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:37:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mout02.posteo.de ([185.67.36.66]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sSyTK-0005ml-Fw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:37:00 -0400 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [185.67.36.169]) by mout02.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C270E240103 for ; Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:36:56 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1720960616; bh=iA/mXiJJZz+VAJQ3/x6Qug5uWxSBH1iYvjKqy+a7ixU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type: From; b=d9xVAYsJVXw1w0ZQscuMA48uCLh/DIni16B03MgdgTXAaSXg/s2XdDuWMqxy91oI/ CyJtcaMTkpxz1RvktkSUDkhxyxSBlREAeJIxftYExWjTyRIWw9Bh9//RCyGdSlNfHC sKiNtCOz4JZWRllqnYum+hmQrdGjla0ibWCdElF4q3dczdzirKwVgDi+LRM+UQ6WCa 8qHZz9BwB54+QK0+lqGqBPHp8D9PFv71FoVF/xCZHsr0zxnJdoDunPzTRi7zxx/qm6 ZfNBEW1RPrFcn9cR0wE300X8fSTz5clNKPLL+Bi/NuTTbJeLNibV5h/zjDNbjdzKuG vlo/KffPnkMqg== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4WMPwR6bX3z9rxB; Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:36:55 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.67.36.66; envelope-from=yantar92@posteo.net; helo=mout02.posteo.de X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:321641 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: >> This is similar to what I had in mind, yes. >> Even better - you can maintain multiple "marked sets". > > Yes. And "maintaining" and creating can > involve using different set operations > (interactively, during completion). > > https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Candidate_Sets#SetOperations > > By default, candidates are saved to, and > retrieved from, variable > `icicle-saved-completion-candidates'. You > can use other variables (a prefix arg to > a saving or retrieving command prompts you > for the var). > > Why is it important to be able to have > multiple saved sets of candidates? You > can go to the trouble of creating a saved > set of candidates just once (however you > want, whether with Icicles interactively - > matching, filtering, selecting - or by > editing a list, or by program), then reuse > that set any time later. > > You can also save a candidate set to a > file, persisting it so you can retrieve it > in other Emacs sessions. This sounds overengineered. What you describe is an equivalent of `completing-read' HISTORY argument. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at . Support Org development at , or support my work at