From: uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Moving through options with completing read
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:54:26 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <kH0Azv2A85xUomR0RwLDWRxtERzgj9VNeDvGh0nyUjvwc0uHN1hRWD0lbLbUd-ghhdSmFNDutcSedlKQAyY1PnGdyp4p66HQebm7Xmk8hrE=@proton.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87edxl5e3r.fsf@web.de>
------- Original Message -------
On Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 9:47 PM, Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> wrote:
> uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me writes:
>
> > Had a go at using TAB, I get "[Sole Completion]" rather than
> > progressing from the first option to the next.
>
>
> In newer Emacs version it is possible to make TAB cycle through
> completions by customizing `completion-cycle-threshold' (default:
> cycling is off). Maybe that is what you are looking for?
>
> Michael.
No. I am saying that some argue that TAB cycles through the options, but if one goes to try it, it does not work like that. But I can do it using the arrow keys. But the manual does not explain that the arrow keys can be used to iterate through the options provided by completing-read.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-08-12 21:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-11 21:55 Moving through options with completing read uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-08-12 6:02 ` Jean Louis
2022-08-12 6:18 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-12 21:47 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-08-12 21:54 ` uzibalqa [this message]
2022-08-12 23:49 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-08-13 0:00 ` uzibalqa
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