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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: propose adding Icicles to Emacs
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:51:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1HzdMp-0006yU-SS@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BDEIJAFNGDOAGCJIPKPBEEBGCFAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>

    2. My `customize-apropos', `customize-apropos-faces',
    `customize-apropos-groups', `customize-apropos-options', and
    `repeat-complex-command' all use `completing-read' to read the regexp. Note
    that using completion means not only that you can use regexp matching but
    also that you can sort the candidates in different ways (important for
    cycling order).

I don't understand why it makes sense to do completion on regexps.
Would you please explain?

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-06-16 18:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 212+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-26  0:19 [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manual index] Richard Stallman
2007-05-26  6:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-05-29  4:01   ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Drew Adams
2007-05-29 19:12     ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-05-29 20:05       ` Stephen Berman
2007-05-29 20:58         ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-05-29 21:20           ` Stephen Berman
2007-05-29 21:25         ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-05-29 21:03       ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Drew Adams
2007-05-30  3:20         ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-05-30  4:43           ` Drew Adams
2007-05-30  5:26             ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-05-30 15:17             ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Johan Bockgård
2007-05-30 23:09               ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-05-30  5:23           ` David Kastrup
2007-05-30 23:01             ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-05-30 23:14               ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-06-02  2:54     ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-02  9:18       ` Jason Rumney
2007-06-02 17:29         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-02 10:12       ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-06-02 17:29         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-02 23:47           ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-06-03 21:27             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-02 10:18       ` Alan Mackenzie
2007-06-02 14:36         ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-02 17:26         ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Eli Zaretskii
2007-06-02 23:47           ` Alan Mackenzie
2007-06-02 23:48             ` Jason Rumney
2007-06-02 17:29         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-02 18:10           ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-03 21:27             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-04  5:30               ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable inElispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-02 23:01           ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Miles Bader
2007-06-03  0:00           ` Karl Berry
2007-06-03 21:27             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-03 22:52               ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-03 23:55                 ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-04  5:01                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-04  5:42                     ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable inElispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-04 23:20                       ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-05  0:10                         ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enableinElispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-06  0:50                   ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Stefan Monnier
2007-06-06  2:12                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-06 12:26                       ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-06 13:54                         ` Drew Adams
2007-06-06 15:06                           ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable inElispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-06 18:44                             ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-06 20:01                               ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-06 20:51                                 ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-06 21:18                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-06 22:01                                     ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-06 22:24                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-06 22:40                                         ` Karl Berry
2007-06-07 12:37                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-07 22:22                                             ` Karl Berry
2007-06-08  1:00                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-08  2:28                                                 ` Karl Berry
2007-06-08  6:58                                                   ` csant
2007-06-08 15:42                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-08  7:12                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-08  8:34                                                   ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-06 22:04                                     ` Karl Berry
2007-06-08  7:11                               ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-08  8:32                                 ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-08 15:46                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-08 15:52                                   ` propose adding Icicles to Emacs Drew Adams
2007-06-10 13:19                                     ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-10 17:16                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-10 18:22                                         ` Sean O'Rourke
2007-06-11  0:09                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-11  9:44                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-11 18:33                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-11 19:17                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-11 20:53                                               ` Drew Adams
2007-06-11 21:46                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-11 23:21                                                   ` Drew Adams
2007-06-13  8:06                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-14  7:48                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-14 15:51                                                   ` Drew Adams
2007-06-14 16:07                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-15  0:39                                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-15 19:22                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15 21:04                                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-16 18:51                                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 18:51                                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 18:51                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 20:53                                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-17  8:54                                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-17 18:48                                                           ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-17 20:39                                                             ` Drew Adams
2007-06-17 21:18                                                               ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-17 23:07                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2007-06-18 21:17                                                                   ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-18 23:31                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-19  8:16                                                                       ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-19 14:47                                                                         ` Drew Adams
2007-06-18 14:56                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-19 22:26                                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-20  6:46                                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-28  2:41                                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-28 15:47                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-28 19:25                                                                     ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-28 20:03                                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-29  5:10                                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-18 21:31                                                               ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-19  3:52                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-19 22:26                                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-19 23:11                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20  1:19                                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-19 22:47                                                                   ` Drew Adams
2007-06-19 23:15                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20 14:19                                                                     ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-20 15:13                                                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20 15:13                                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-20 15:34                                                                         ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20 15:50                                                                           ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-20 16:02                                                                             ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-06-20 16:38                                                                             ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20 17:28                                                                               ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20 17:51                                                                               ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-21  1:07                                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-19 22:48                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2007-06-20 17:36                                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 18:51                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 19:58                                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-16 18:51                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 22:36                                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-17 21:49                                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 18:51                                                         ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2007-06-16 22:29                                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-17 21:48                                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-17 22:18                                                               ` Drew Adams
2007-06-18 16:15                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2007-06-25 13:19                                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-25 14:57                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-25 19:52                                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-25 21:40                                                                         ` Drew Adams
2007-06-26 16:57                                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-26 17:36                                                                             ` Drew Adams
2007-07-01 20:40                                                                               ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-01 21:54                                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2007-07-02 19:47                                                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-02 22:19                                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-07-03  4:24                                                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-03  7:56                                                                                         ` Drew Adams
2007-07-04  3:43                                                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2007-07-04  6:13                                                                                             ` Drew Adams
2007-06-25 20:47                                                                     ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-21 18:35                                                                 ` Davis Herring
2007-06-21 18:39                                                                   ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-06-21 20:42                                                                   ` Drew Adams
2007-06-21 22:27                                                                     ` Davis Herring
2007-06-22  0:20                                                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-24 14:40                                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15  8:48                                                     ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15 13:23                                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-15 22:45                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-13 16:21                                               ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-13 16:22                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-13 19:00                                               ` Drew Adams
2007-06-14 16:19                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15  1:01                                                   ` Drew Adams
2007-06-15 19:22                                                     ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15 21:04                                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-16 18:50                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-17 18:46                                                     ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-17 19:35                                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-18 21:31                                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-11  9:44                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-11 17:29                                           ` Drew Adams
2007-06-11 18:10                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2007-06-13  8:07                                               ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-13 15:23                                                 ` Drew Adams
2007-06-14  7:49                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15  0:41                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-15 19:22                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-15 21:04                                                         ` Drew Adams
2007-06-16 18:51                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-16 22:30                                                             ` Drew Adams
2007-06-13  8:07                                             ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-11  3:49                                     ` Miles Bader
2007-06-11  7:24                                       ` Drew Adams
2007-06-11 16:25                                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-11  9:44                                       ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-11 18:41                                         ` Drew Adams
2007-06-12  0:43                                           ` Miles Bader
2007-06-12  8:08                                             ` Kim F. Storm
2007-06-12  9:18                                               ` joakim
2007-06-12 11:04                                                 ` Kim F. Storm
2007-06-12 11:16                                                   ` joakim
2007-06-12 13:30                                                     ` Drew Adams
2007-06-12 14:06                                                     ` keys that work on terminals (was: Re: propose adding Icicles to Emacs) Dan Nicolaescu
2007-06-12 14:45                                                       ` keys that work on terminals joakim
2007-06-12 13:22                                               ` propose adding Icicles to Emacs Drew Adams
2007-06-06 15:43                           ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Stefan Monnier
2007-06-04  5:01                 ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Richard Stallman
2007-06-04 23:51                   ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-05  3:55                     ` Miles Bader
2007-06-05 16:29                       ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-05 17:12                         ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elispmanualindex] Drew Adams
2007-06-05 19:17                       ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: RE: cannot find :enable in Elisp manualindex] Richard Stallman
2007-06-05 22:32                     ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-06  0:32                       ` Karl Berry
2007-06-06 22:10                         ` Richard Stallman
2007-06-06 22:21                           ` Karl Berry
2007-06-02 22:34       ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-02 22:42     ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-03  3:07       ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-06-03  9:34         ` Juri Linkov
2007-06-03 21:23           ` Karl Berry
2007-06-03 21:27           ` Richard Stallman

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