Re: ELPA: new package capf-autosuggest

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

<miha@kamnitnik.top> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philip.kaludercic@fau.de> writes:
>
>> <miha@kamnitnik.top> writes:
>>
>>> Thanks, now done.
>>
>> Great, it builds now.
>>
>> Looking at the file, there seem to be a few checkdoc issues that could
>> be easily fixed. I guess that would be nice to see. Along these lines it
>> might also be cool to mark the Commentary sections "Instillation" (that
>> could be updated when the package is added), "Configuration", ... as
>> subsections of Commentary by having them begin with four
>> semicolons. That way when using outline-minor-mode, you'll see all of
>> them when the section is folded.
>
> Thanks for suggestions, now done.

1+

>> A general question I have is if this could be generalized to a general
>> completion system? You of course don't have to, I'm asking more out of
>> personal curiosity.
>
> It already is, enabling 'capf-autosuggest-mode' in an ordinary buffer
> displays an auto-suggestion for the first completion at point candidate
> as you type. By default, it is only displayed if point is at EOL.
> However, I don't advertise this feature that much mostly because I find
> it a bit intrusive. For more information, including how to lift the EOL
> restriction, you can read the ";;;; Details" section.

Yes, I saw that and wanted to know if you were planning to extend
capf-autosuggest in this direction or not. It seems interesting (and I
remember CEDET had something like this), but it isn't easy to get right,
I agree.

>> Otherwise, I can add it the package to ELPA with autosync'ing, unless
>> there are any objections.
>
> Okay, thanks.

I'll wait for a day or so, just to wait for responses.

-- 
	Philip Kaludercic