From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tassilo Horn Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: C-x C-b and C-x C-f bugging about confirmation Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:05:54 +0100 Message-ID: <87prkawwul.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> References: <1227274391.618443.2559.nullmailer@null> <1227353165.501338.3377.nullmailer@null> <1227525891.411379.2411.nullmailer@null> <1227549147.531139.3851.nullmailer@null> <87ljv3isxi.fsf@elegiac.orebokech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1228223195 6175 80.91.229.12 (2 Dec 2008 13:06:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:06:35 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 02 14:07:37 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L7UyD-0007PI-1y for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:07:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39389 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L7Ux2-0003j6-H8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:06:04 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L7Uwy-0003j1-86 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:06:00 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L7Uwu-0003ip-LI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:05:59 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37915 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L7Uwu-0003im-Gy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:05:56 -0500 Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([141.26.64.15]:14162) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L7Uwu-0004tU-0c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:05:56 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A84F789AAC0 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:05:55 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (deliver.uni-koblenz.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 32478-07 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:05:54 +0100 (CET) X-CHKRCPT: Envelopesender vrfy tassilo@member.fsf.org Original-Received: from thinkpad.tsdh.de (dhcp31.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.71.31]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73757789AA01 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:05:54 +0100 (CET) Mail-Copies-To: never Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Klaus Zeitler's message of "Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:39:42 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at uni-koblenz.de X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:106424 Archived-At: Klaus Zeitler writes: > Stefan> BTW, while partial-completion-mode is not explicitly > Stefan> marked as obsolete yet, I do consider it as obsolete. > > That is the first time I hear this. Is there another package with the > same or similar functionality? Yes, the "normal mode of operation". ,----[ C-h v completion-styles RET ] | completion-styles is a variable defined in `minibuffer.el'. | Its value is | (partial-completion) | | | Documentation: | List of completion styles to use. | | You can customize this variable. | | This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in | version 23.1 of Emacs. `---- It defaults to (basic partial-completion). I removed the basic completion, because I didn't figure out how to trigger partial completion then? I think the docstring should mention that somehow. ,----[ C-h v completion-styles-alist RET ] | completion-styles-alist is a variable defined in `minibuffer.el'. | Its value is | ((basic completion-basic-try-completion completion-basic-all-completions) | (emacs22 completion-emacs22-try-completion completion-emacs22-all-completions) | (emacs21 completion-emacs21-try-completion completion-emacs21-all-completions) | (partial-completion completion-pcm-try-completion completion-pcm-all-completions)) | | | Documentation: | List of available completion styles. | Each element has the form (NAME TRY-COMPLETION ALL-COMPLETIONS) | where NAME is the name that should be used in `completion-styles', | TRY-COMPLETION is the function that does the completion, and | ALL-COMPLETIONS is the function that lists the completions. `---- Bye, Tassilo