From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Backward completions Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:24:46 -0800 Message-ID: <2C9382D7ABB64FD3890CF3482EFA3253@us.oracle.com> References: <61C01A08-8FB6-4908-B9F1-B9F1CE3E3D92@gmail.com><20091111212658.GD12012@headley><87fx8kjosa.fsf_-_@mail.jurta.org><7b501d5c0911120209x7c8f493fm68fadef6f1311206@mail.gmail.com><87bpj16pkh.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87tywsz9lb.fsf_-_@mail.jurta.org><33D4DB11B8C64C4CBF50DEDCA3CE7932@us.oracle.com><87k4xn4tmz.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <873a4bf0hz.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1258655120 26051 80.91.229.12 (19 Nov 2009 18:25:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:25:20 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "'Juri Linkov'" , "'Lennart Borgman'" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 19 19:25:12 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NBBgt-0000KE-V7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:25:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46228 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NBBgt-0000lE-G7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:11 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NBBgo-0000l1-2p for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:06 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NBBgi-0000kZ-L3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:04 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47306 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NBBgi-0000kW-FA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:00 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet11.oracle.com ([141.146.126.233]:58518) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NBBgi-0005vo-35 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:00 -0500 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by acsinet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id nAJIPmhj019134 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:25:53 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt355.oracle.com (acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id nAJGAiUS002400; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:24:56 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt019.oracle.com by acsmt355.oracle.com with ESMTP id 469328801258655086; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:24:46 -0800 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:24:46 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <873a4bf0hz.fsf@mail.jurta.org> Thread-Index: AcppQJJ9dNBpV9qnQg2DjQCyXfxR5gAACbtA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Source-IP: acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090207.4B058D73.0148:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:117277 Archived-At: > >>>> FWIW, C-v and M-v make more sense (yes, in the > >>>> minibuffer too) for scrolling completions than > >>>> do TAB and . > >>> > >>> Page Up/Down? > >> > >> and M-v are bound to `switch-to-completions', so > >> they can't be used for scrolling. > > > > But normal scrolling keys would be more convenient for scrolling, > > wouldn't they? > > Then you have to find a convenient key for switching to the > *Completions* buffer (instead of and M-v). FWIW, Icicles uses `C-insert' to switch back and forth between *Completions* and the minibuffer. (Yes, that key sequence is not necessarily available on a console.) "Insert" is relevant here (Icicles) because moving to the minibuffer inserts the completion at point from *Completions*. One possibility might be to make `C-x o' move to *Completions*. It currently does not do that directly, but you can usually get to *Completions* by repeating `C-x o'. In general, it makes sense to use a key for this that is typically associated with switching windows or buffers (e.g. `C-x o'), not a key that is typically associated with scrolling (e.g. `M-v' or `prior' aka `PgUp'). And it makes sense to use normal scrolling keys (`C-v', `M-v') to scroll *Completions*.