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* completion problems
@ 2005-07-13 18:13 Sam Steingold
  2005-07-15 18:11 ` Richard M. Stallman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Sam Steingold @ 2005-07-13 18:13 UTC (permalink / raw)



the current cvs head appears to have a problem with completion.
when I have a file (or buffer) named foo.bar and I type "foo." and hit
TAB, the cursor moves 1 step to the left (i.e., between "o" and ".")
instead of completing to "foo.bar".
this happens with "-" instead of "." too.

I don't see anything suspicious in ChangeLogs...

does anyone observe this too?

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-13 18:13 completion problems Sam Steingold
@ 2005-07-15 18:11 ` Richard M. Stallman
  2005-07-15 18:57   ` Sam Steingold
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Richard M. Stallman @ 2005-07-15 18:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  Cc: emacs-devel

    the current cvs head appears to have a problem with completion.
    when I have a file (or buffer) named foo.bar and I type "foo." and hit
    TAB, the cursor moves 1 step to the left (i.e., between "o" and ".")
    instead of completing to "foo.bar".
    this happens with "-" instead of "." too.

It works ok when I try it.
I used a directory with no other files that start with `foo'.
I just updated from the sources right before.

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-15 18:11 ` Richard M. Stallman
@ 2005-07-15 18:57   ` Sam Steingold
  2005-07-15 20:49     ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Sam Steingold @ 2005-07-15 18:57 UTC (permalink / raw)


> * Richard M. Stallman <ezf@tah.bet> [2005-07-15 14:11:20 -0400]:
>
>     the current cvs head appears to have a problem with completion.
>     when I have a file (or buffer) named foo.bar and I type "foo." and hit
>     TAB, the cursor moves 1 step to the left (i.e., between "o" and ".")
>     instead of completing to "foo.bar".
>     this happens with "-" instead of "." too.
>
> It works ok when I try it.
> I used a directory with no other files that start with `foo'.

I have 3 files:
config.h.in
config.h.in~
configure.in

C-x C-f c o n TAB

==> completed to "config", cursor right after "g" (correct)

then
. TAB

*Completions* buffer pops up with the 3 files above,
and cursor is now between "g" and "." (incorrect, I expected a
completion to "config.h.in").

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-15 18:57   ` Sam Steingold
@ 2005-07-15 20:49     ` Stefan Monnier
  2005-07-15 21:23       ` Sam Steingold
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2005-07-15 20:49 UTC (permalink / raw)


> I have 3 files:
> config.h.in
> config.h.in~
> configure.in

> C-x C-f c o n TAB

> ==> completed to "config", cursor right after "g" (correct)

> then
> . TAB

> *Completions* buffer pops up with the 3 files above,
> and cursor is now between "g" and "."

Is this in `emacs -q --no-site-file' ?
The behavior you see reminds me of partial-completion-mode.

> (incorrect, I expected a completion to "config.h.in").

Why not just "config"?


        Stefan

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-15 20:49     ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2005-07-15 21:23       ` Sam Steingold
  2005-07-16 20:45         ` Richard M. Stallman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Sam Steingold @ 2005-07-15 21:23 UTC (permalink / raw)


> * Stefan Monnier <zbaavre@veb.hzbagerny.pn> [2005-07-15 16:49:56 -0400]:
>
>> I have 3 files:
>> config.h.in
>> config.h.in~
>> configure.in
>
>> C-x C-f c o n TAB
>
>> ==> completed to "config", cursor right after "g" (correct)
>
>> then
>> . TAB
>
>> *Completions* buffer pops up with the 3 files above,
>> and cursor is now between "g" and "."
>
> Is this in `emacs -q --no-site-file' ?
> The behavior you see reminds me of partial-completion-mode.

indeed turning partial-completion-mode off "fixed" the problem.
so now we know what is broken - it is partial-completion-mode,
not the main completion.
(I have had partial-completion-mode enabled for 2+ years and I have
not experienced this weirdness until very recently).

>> (incorrect, I expected a completion to "config.h.in").
> Why not just "config"?

because "config." should complete to "config.h.in" in a directory with 3
files listed above.

thanks for your help!

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-15 21:23       ` Sam Steingold
@ 2005-07-16 20:45         ` Richard M. Stallman
  2005-07-18 17:54           ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Richard M. Stallman @ 2005-07-16 20:45 UTC (permalink / raw)


There is no specific maintainer for complete.el, and I have never
studied that code myself.  Who would like to debug this?


> * Stefan Monnier <zbaavre@veb.hzbagerny.pn> [2005-07-15 16:49:56 -0400]:
>
>> I have 3 files:
>> config.h.in
>> config.h.in~
>> configure.in
>
>> C-x C-f c o n TAB
>
>> ==> completed to "config", cursor right after "g" (correct)
>
>> then
>> . TAB
>
>> *Completions* buffer pops up with the 3 files above,
>> and cursor is now between "g" and "."
>

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-16 20:45         ` Richard M. Stallman
@ 2005-07-18 17:54           ` Stefan Monnier
  2005-07-19  4:35             ` Richard M. Stallman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2005-07-18 17:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  Cc: emacs-devel

> There is no specific maintainer for complete.el, and I have never
> studied that code myself.  Who would like to debug this?

I see no bug.  Just a behavior that Sam didn't expect.


        Stefan

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* Re: completion problems
  2005-07-18 17:54           ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2005-07-19  4:35             ` Richard M. Stallman
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Richard M. Stallman @ 2005-07-19  4:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  Cc: emacs-devel

    I see no bug.  Just a behavior that Sam didn't expect.

Well, I won't complain that it isn't a bug ;-).

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