From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>, Ergus <spacibba@aol.com>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: feature/completions-highlight-modifications e3c5b99 3/6: Add completions-highlight-mode initial implementation.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:16:37 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <18fb5d5b-d62b-4961-899c-ae011c982a66@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877dql59v0.fsf@mail.linkov.net>
> Sorry, I was not clear enough: I meant that the new feature doesn't
> allow in the minibuffer using the same navigation keys that are
> already available in the *Completions* buffer, e.g. <PgDown> and <PgUp>
> typed in the *Completions* buffer scroll it up and down.
>
> For example, while in the minibuffer type 'TAB' that displays a very
> long list of completions, then type 'C-M-v', and see how it scrolls the
> *Completions* buffer. Better yet try typing <M-PgDown> and <M-PgUp>
> in the minibuffer, and see how it scrolls the *Completions* buffer
> up and down. I meant that a new feature could allow such page
> scrolling without the 'M-' modifier, by just using <PgDown> and <PgUp>
> in the minibuffer (and C-v/M-v as well) to scroll the *Completions* buffer.
(By <PgDown> and <PgUp> I assume you really mean
the logical keys <next> and <prior>.)
I hope that you don't choose keys such as <next>
and <prior> for this. Or <home> and <end>.
Such pairs are useful for other things. Icicles
uses those two pairs of keys for cycling different
kinds of matches, for instance.
> (and C-v/M-v as well)
And I especially hope we don't assign _multiple_
pairs for this scrolling. Icicles uses `C-v' and
`M-v' for it. Aren't those two keys sufficient?
Why multiply things, here, reducing key binding
possibilities for other purposes?
___
Yes, I know that Emacs binds both pairs, C-v/M-v
and next/prior, in general. But that was done
long ago, when keys were not so precious. I'd
prefer that `next' and `prior' were left free of
any default key bindings.
I feel the same about C-e/C-b and end/home, FWIW.
I know that many applications outside Emacs use
end/home and next/prior for movement. But I don't
think it's great that Emacs does that by default.
I do feel differently about C-n/C-p and down/up.
But I think that users outside Emacs are _much_
more likely to expect the arrow keys to move
down/up than they are to have strong expectations
about end/home and next/prior.
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2020-11-15 18:41 ` feature/completions-highlight-modifications e3c5b99 3/6: Add completions-highlight-mode initial implementation Stefan Monnier
2020-11-15 22:49 ` Ergus
2020-11-15 23:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-11-16 3:37 ` Ergus
2020-11-16 3:56 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-11-16 5:40 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-16 7:39 ` Ergus
2020-11-16 5:38 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-16 8:54 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-16 10:27 ` Ergus
2020-11-16 20:23 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-16 21:16 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2020-11-17 0:46 ` Ergus
2020-11-17 20:02 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-17 20:52 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-18 19:43 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-18 22:45 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-19 3:25 ` Ergus
2020-11-19 7:45 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-19 10:50 ` Ergus
2020-11-20 9:32 ` Juri Linkov
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2020-11-21 19:30 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-22 13:28 ` Ergus
2020-11-22 20:03 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-22 23:09 ` Ergus
2020-11-23 9:14 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-23 11:46 ` Ergus
2020-11-23 14:13 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-23 19:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-11-23 19:44 ` Jean Louis
2020-11-23 20:54 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-11-23 23:27 ` Ergus via Emacs development discussions.
2020-12-10 1:16 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-12-10 8:23 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-25 8:49 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-20 14:24 ` Stefan Monnier
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2020-11-20 15:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-11-16 16:03 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-16 20:28 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-16 21:31 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-18 19:30 ` Juri Linkov
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