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: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:56:55 +0000 Message-ID: <87o76yiivc.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> <875xt8jgho.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="19897"; 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 Mon Jul 15 20:55:54 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 1sTQra-0004nT-5Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:55:54 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sTQrE-0005QG-Uq; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:55:32 -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 1sTQrC-0005Q2-6i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:55:30 -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 1sTQrA-0003Nr-Iw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:55:29 -0400 Original-Received: from submission (posteo.de [185.67.36.169]) by mout02.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AF388240104 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:55:25 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=posteo.net; s=2017; t=1721069725; bh=hDXeNVcm5nxT/T8MWAORoFWp+YQA6jGLmOlI11yYrqA=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type: From; b=kcdz7np9yMvWv3au9aQu9FRXLbBoaWPFhfLNgyUbyhKKSnxChp3/Vw+5n3RBiV8l7 XzQBRqOm2UXlFNYSVAjAyKBJcaM/UYh/n3QvsN/OgxpNoqEpc6OTyqbQatC9PPBgOb BMGRzZUfiRV0u7ZJtmq7nwKXU6H+1b9E6A0ES2prhVwqDrAjNPQpeeGVtJgOOpBSRX xGhHTML2DpE4EgLTI0cLTZ5NJlTJAVhBwSMTSClXjHb+7dz8hRAdIBi7V5nEalgrBH J9AmLy3G/PFJw5+MPFsEibGXdWAGPD1fGlhE9va0K/GwX0OmkkZffGum11v+3Oj5jl 5Vye9AKrA1rSA== Original-Received: from customer (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by submission (posteo.de) with ESMTPSA id 4WNBGh6y4Zz6tvm; Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:55:24 +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=0.001, 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:321673 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: >> This sounds overengineered. What you describe is an equivalent of >> `completing-read' HISTORY argument. > > No, there's really no relation to any HISTORY > argument. Minibuffer history args record only > minibuffer input that you've _entered_ (`RET'). Sure. But if multi-selection is incorporated into standard APIs, history may also hold the information about selected elements, in addition to minibuffer input. I do not see a reason to keep it as a completely separate structure. > 1. `C-x C-f' followed by a pattern... > > 2. Mark any of those candidates... > ... > Change your minibuffer pattern... > > 4. Repeat... Yes, makes sense. > 6. Hit `C-g' to cancel reading file names. Why not ? (I guess simply because icicles builds on top of completion, instead of extending it. I am aiming to extend the completion/selection UI) -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at . Support Org development at , or support my work at