* Minibuffer completion and M-<TAB>
@ 2006-06-16 20:30 Lennart Borgman
2006-06-17 17:57 ` Richard Stallman
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From: Lennart Borgman @ 2006-06-16 20:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
The manual node "(emacs) Completion Commands" (9.3.2) says that
`<TAB>'
Complete the text before point in the minibuffer as much as
possible (`minibuffer-complete').
This is not true always. At the M-: prompt you have to use M-<TAB>.
I would prefer to also be able use <TAB> for completion there. However
currently I think the manual should mention Symbol Completion here.
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* Re: Minibuffer completion and M-<TAB>
2006-06-16 20:30 Minibuffer completion and M-<TAB> Lennart Borgman
@ 2006-06-17 17:57 ` Richard Stallman
2006-06-17 23:58 ` Lennart Borgman
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From: Richard Stallman @ 2006-06-17 17:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: emacs-devel
`<TAB>'
Complete the text before point in the minibuffer as much as
possible (`minibuffer-complete').
This is not true always. At the M-: prompt you have to use M-<TAB>.
I think that is a misunderstanding. The M-TAB command is
something else.
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* Re: Minibuffer completion and M-<TAB>
2006-06-17 17:57 ` Richard Stallman
@ 2006-06-17 23:58 ` Lennart Borgman
2006-06-18 16:26 ` Richard Stallman
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From: Lennart Borgman @ 2006-06-17 23:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: emacs-devel
Richard Stallman wrote:
> `<TAB>'
> Complete the text before point in the minibuffer as much as
> possible (`minibuffer-complete').
>
> This is not true always. At the M-: prompt you have to use M-<TAB>.
>
> I think that is a misunderstanding. The M-TAB command is
> something else.
>
I believe I know the difference, but still I often try to complete
symbols in the minibuffer with just TAB. And this help text seems to
imply it should, doesn't it?
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* Re: Minibuffer completion and M-<TAB>
2006-06-17 23:58 ` Lennart Borgman
@ 2006-06-18 16:26 ` Richard Stallman
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From: Richard Stallman @ 2006-06-18 16:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: emacs-devel
I believe I know the difference, but still I often try to complete
symbols in the minibuffer with just TAB. And this help text seems to
imply it should, doesn't it?
TAB is for completing _a minibuffer argument_.
M-TAB completes a Lisp symbol, which in this cases can occur
within a minibuffer argument, but completing a symbol is not the
same thing as completing a minibuffer argument.
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