From: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: completing-read depricated initial-input
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:36:08 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zghzs4xj.fsf@dataswamp.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: YrdnOMtufvmyk8FM@protected.localdomain
Jean Louis wrote:
>> That's something similar to a cache memory which is based
>> on the principle of spacial and temporal proximity, I still
>> don't see why whatever suggestion it comes up with isn't
>> then the default value simply?
>>
>> It is shown and if you want to edit it first, it is
>> inserted with M-n.
>
> True. For few entries that is fine. M-n once or multiple
> times or M-p followed by RET. Imagine 20 entries per day,
> that is just fine.
>
> When you have many entries it is easier to press RET.
> Imagine 500 entries per day. It's faster.
If you want it all the time you should rather have a variable
for that instead of sending it twice to the function.
That'd be even faster. And make more sense.
And if you do it 500 times a day you should write a program and
automate it completely instead of relying on little clever
shortcuts here and there ...
--
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https://dataswamp.org/~incal
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2022-06-21 7:56 completing-read depricated initial-input carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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2022-06-21 9:51 ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-21 11:19 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-21 12:39 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-21 12:46 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-21 14:04 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-21 14:10 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-21 14:49 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-22 8:50 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-22 9:32 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-21 10:26 ` Robert Pluim
2022-06-21 11:15 ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-21 12:39 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-21 14:09 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-21 18:21 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-21 19:04 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-21 20:41 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-21 21:28 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-21 22:07 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-21 22:56 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-22 13:43 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-22 15:59 ` standard libraries again (was: Re: [External] : Re: completing-read depricated initial-input) Emanuel Berg
2022-06-22 17:39 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-22 18:05 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-22 20:53 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-22 21:18 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 7:59 ` completing-read depricated initial-input Arash Esbati
2022-06-23 10:06 ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-23 20:57 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 11:19 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-23 12:12 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-23 14:52 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-23 16:30 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-23 16:41 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-06-23 18:27 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-23 21:14 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 18:25 ` RE: [External] : " Christopher Dimech
2022-06-23 21:13 ` [External] : " Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 21:07 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 21:06 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 14:36 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-24 2:35 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-24 6:59 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-23 15:19 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-23 15:24 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-23 21:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-06-23 22:10 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-23 22:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-06-23 22:28 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-24 7:08 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-24 8:19 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-24 11:00 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-24 16:58 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-24 8:19 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-24 11:31 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-25 18:54 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-25 19:51 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-26 17:36 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
2022-06-24 14:30 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-24 19:33 ` RE: [External] : " Christopher Dimech
2022-06-25 19:12 ` [External] : " Emanuel Berg
2022-06-25 21:26 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-26 17:39 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-26 22:22 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-26 22:42 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-24 0:10 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-24 8:09 ` RE: [External] : " Christopher Dimech
2022-06-24 2:29 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 16:23 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-23 20:58 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-23 21:54 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-24 2:49 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-22 3:09 ` Po Lu
2022-06-22 3:46 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-22 4:56 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-23 8:20 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-23 8:27 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 8:57 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-06-23 10:10 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 11:26 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-06-23 11:48 ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-23 21:38 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-24 8:03 ` Christopher Dimech
2022-06-23 21:34 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 11:58 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-23 12:10 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-06-23 14:26 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-06-23 14:46 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-23 15:18 ` Robert Pluim
2022-06-23 20:46 ` Arash Esbati
2022-06-24 8:40 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-06-24 2:22 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-24 2:17 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 21:49 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 21:42 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-23 16:25 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-06-23 19:56 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-06-24 11:23 ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-06-24 11:36 ` Jean Louis
2022-06-25 19:01 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-06-25 21:26 ` Drew Adams
2022-06-22 2:59 ` RE: [External] : " Christopher Dimech
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