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: Alternative UI for reading multiple choices (was: Q: Is there a built-in way to read multiple file names?) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:09:21 +0000 Message-ID: <87jzhmiiam.fsf@localhost> References: <87r0bxqms0.fsf@zohomail.eu> <87bk30jguc.fsf@localhost> <87ikx7ra2i.fsf@zohomail.eu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="15078"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Thierry Volpiatto , Eli Zaretskii , mardani29@yahoo.es, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Rahguzar Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 15 21:09:01 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 1sTR4H-0003gm-Lg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:09:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sTR3G-00082h-Pj; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:07:58 -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 1sTR3E-00082W-GK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:07:56 -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 1sTR3C-0005lP-53 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:07:55 -0400 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [185.67.36.169]) by mout02.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DFFAC240103 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:07:51 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1721070471; bh=uPCRATOhy2XCDydTUZ99rIpTWNEHBO9rUPTwATgIrcI=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type: From; b=mOdl7WF3KCNkdYYxGxfyf/CEij3IUYpGqu0Z4xtCQXPsnzRtCtFhMV+x7l64CnhWP XVd4dvPkSpgkCq+StzERg6KpLiActCqJvcR9PW7AuEii4Nyf0qMISKgdCDaA9svspu 1LdKAobehhSICL+8VFbGMBpgGikYekjgs04elMehdL/HGMcmodDLLVRxSGg5LwfMhH YCJ5+hbl1Ysa7ZpKM02HKCQqnv14zfis+pPQHWRDiBvzdrBzoR5ZXe+cJ8K2hZBjYe TIPske5U6BQnUkaoL1eqTEtvONae+YNDOrHih3Gpjo+IT11fIi9BVCTYPCtD+HadTa rNokcDuugIVzg== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4WNBY32CYyz9rxD; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:07:51 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87ikx7ra2i.fsf@zohomail.eu> 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=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, 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:321674 Archived-At: Rahguzar writes: >> The main problem is that it is not built-in, and I would like to get >> something in the core to cater multi-file prompts. > > I would like that too, and if something like that is in the core I will > change current implementation to depend on it. I am also happy to try to > upstream the code if that is considered desirable. Let's change the subject then. Eli favours a completely different approach for selecting files in particular, but improving `completing-read-multiple' is also worth discussing: - Built-in `completing-read-multiple' works fine using its idea with separators, but it is a pain to remove previously selected choices, especially long and complex ones. - filechooser implements an alternative way to read multiple choices by showing them as additional completion group on top of the normal completions - This is conceptually similar to icicles, except that the highlights in icicles may work not as good when the number of completion candidates is too large. I feel that visual indication in a separate group is better, except when all possible completions can fit within *completions* buffer window - As we discussed with Drew, the problem with not having all the completions listed in the minibuffer (like in `completing-read-multiple') is that it does not get stored in the minibuffer history. And it would be nice to have access to such history for multiple choice prompt. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at . Support Org development at , or support my work at