resize-mini-windows gives error

resize-mini-windows gives error

[Christopher Dimech]

Have tried to use the following but Emacs is complaining

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function resize-mini-windows)
  (resize-mini-windows t)

(icomplete-mode 1)
(resize-mini-windows t)

Re: resize-mini-windows gives error

[Stefan Monnier]

Christopher Dimech [2020-11-19 01:14:49] wrote:

> Have tried to use the following but Emacs is complaining
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function resize-mini-windows)
>   (resize-mini-windows t)

If it hurts, don't do that.

> (icomplete-mode 1)
> (resize-mini-windows t)

What led you to decide to write this code?


        Stefan

Re: resize-mini-windows gives error

[Christopher Dimech]

I am trying to use EShell.  And I found icomplete-vertical
which has icomplete-vertical-toggle.  After a few moments,
the mini-buffer gets quickly reduced to a single line.

https://github.com/oantolin/icomplete-vertical

One can do 'cd =' to list the directory stack with each line numbered.

The plan is to use the minibuffer and Icomplete to get to previously
visited directories using completion.



> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 3:50 AM
> From: "Stefan Monnier" <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: resize-mini-windows gives error
>
> Christopher Dimech [2020-11-19 01:14:49] wrote:
>
> > Have tried to use the following but Emacs is complaining
> >
> > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function resize-mini-windows)
> >   (resize-mini-windows t)
>
> If it hurts, don't do that.
>
> > (icomplete-mode 1)
> > (resize-mini-windows t)
>
> What led you to decide to write this code?
>
>
>         Stefan
>
>
>

Re: resize-mini-windows gives error

[Jean Louis]

* Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2020-11-19 06:30]:
> I am trying to use EShell.  And I found icomplete-vertical
> which has icomplete-vertical-toggle.  After a few moments,
> the mini-buffer gets quickly reduced to a single line.
> 
> https://github.com/oantolin/icomplete-vertical
> 
> One can do 'cd =' to list the directory stack with each line numbered.
> 
> The plan is to use the minibuffer and Icomplete to get to previously
> visited directories using completion.

I really recommend that you install different completing package named
ivy from GNU ELPA, by using {M-x package-install RET ivy RET} then
turn it on by {M-x ivy-mode} and explore. It is much more intuitive
and easy to understand then icomplete.

Once you have ivy you may also install counsel package that uses ivy
for various enhancements: {M-x package-install RET counsel RET}

More complex and well thought out completing package is Helm.

Emacs Helm
https://emacs-helm.github.io/helm/

Emacs Helm Wiki
https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm/wiki

There are several others.

The notation I am giving here such as:

{M-x package-install RET ivy RET}

is within { } as those are used by package GNU Hyperbole that I use
all the time and that helps in using Emacs, so those notations can be
activated when using GNU Hyperbole by M-RET and those commands would
straight do what they are supposed to do.

GNU Hyperbole
https://www.gnu.org/s/hyperbole

To install GNU Hyperbole:

{M-x package-install RET hyperbole RET}

Re: resize-mini-windows gives error

[Michael Heerdegen]

Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> writes:

> Have tried to use the following but Emacs is complaining
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function resize-mini-windows)
>   (resize-mini-windows t)
>
> (icomplete-mode 1)
> (resize-mini-windows t)

What nobody told you is that the error occurs because you call
`resize-mini-windows' as a function but it is only defined as a
variable, so you likely wanted to set it using `setq'.  Dunno if that
snipped then is appropriate, I guess the other answers you got were
discussing that question.

Regards,

Michael.