Re: Completion functions in message-mode

[Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>>> My next question is, how does one "extend" a completion table?
>>
>> Not sure what you mean, but you can combine completion tables for
>> example by using completion-table-in-turn, or by doing something
>> similar to what it does.
>
> Yes, that's what I meant.
>
>>> Specifically: if c-a-p expects to receive (START END COLLECTION), should
>>                                                        ^^^^^^^^^^
>> BTW, this is what I call "completion table".
>
> Right, that much I understood. But otherwise I was very undereducated
> about how completion works, and so have gone down some rabbit holes in
> the course of writing the attached patch, which is underwhelming for how
> long it took me.

Was this too off-base? Is there any chance I could bang it into usable shape?