completion-styles with increasing level of matching

completion-styles with increasing level of matching

[uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor]

I am setting up `completion-styles'. Would like to have a system
where a user could switch values according to an increasing level
of matching. From least aggressive to most aggressive. What
would be the most useful transitions?

1. (setq completion-styles '(basic substring))

2. (setq completion-styles '(basic partial-completion))

3. (setq completion-styles '(flex))

4. (setq completion-styles '(initials))

Are `flex' and `initials' considered frequently useful? Which isthe most aggressive from the two?

Re: completion-styles with increasing level of matching

[Emanuel Berg]

uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote:

> Are `flex' and `initials' considered frequently useful?

Depends who you ask ...

> Which isthe most aggressive from the two?

Depends what property that is and how it is
measured/estimated ...

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Re: completion-styles with increasing level of matching

[uzibalqa]

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On Monday, August 1st, 2022 at 1:33 PM, Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> wrote:


> uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor wrote:
>
> > Are `flex' and` initials' considered frequently useful?
>
>
> Depends who you ask ...
>
> > Which isthe most aggressive from the two?
>
>
> Depends what property that is and how it is
> measured/estimated ...

`flex' attempts to complete using in-order substrings, so `foo' matches `frodo' or `fbarbazoo'.
Whereas `initials' complete acronyms and initialisms such that `lch' matches `list-command-history'.

They seem to do the same thing to me.  Any good insight what one can do but the other can't?

Re: completion-styles with increasing level of matching

[Emanuel Berg]

uzibalqa wrote:

> `flex' attempts to complete using in-order substrings, so
> `foo' matches `frodo' or `fbarbazoo'.
> Whereas `initials' complete acronyms and initialisms such that
> `lch' matches `list-command-history'.
>
> They seem to do the same thing to me. Any good insight what
> one can do but the other can't?

While I do rely on chemical, cognitive and physical speed the
physical part of that is typing so I'm the worst person to ask
actually ;)

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Re: completion-styles with increasing level of matching

[Samuel Wales]

fwiw i don't use completion-styles yet i think, but i use ido +
ido-hacks + ido-clever match.  ido [with flex] and i discover short
shorthands for e.g. org headers for refiling.  those need not be
initials.  and rarely would initials work for me.

i think if you use completion-styles, whether you need flex will
depend on whether you use more than initials.

[idk if fido or the new composable stuff will be able to emulate my
setup.  if it does then maybe it will use completion-styles.]


On 8/1/22, Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> wrote:
> uzibalqa wrote:
>
>> `flex' attempts to complete using in-order substrings, so
>> `foo' matches `frodo' or `fbarbazoo'.
>> Whereas `initials' complete acronyms and initialisms such that
>> `lch' matches `list-command-history'.
>>
>> They seem to do the same thing to me. Any good insight what
>> one can do but the other can't?
>
> While I do rely on chemical, cognitive and physical speed the
> physical part of that is typing so I'm the worst person to ask
> actually ;)
>
> --
> underground experts united
> https://dataswamp.org/~incal
>
>
>


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