From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: uzibalqa Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Moving through options with completing read Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:46 +0000 Message-ID: <64tH8jdw75YBB1umbGrfWELv2W_bu-5tp4ZOu6NevBy6lvGFlEztTYby06Qmt6fuwMUkWbuzLiQnrATh2pOLeeXuSEtximlGzNsmKvIqkcE=@proton.me> References: <87edxl5e3r.fsf@web.de> <87pmh5nhsx.fsf@web.de> Reply-To: uzibalqa Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="33173"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Michael Heerdegen Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 13 02:01:45 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1oMeb3-0008SD-2n for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 13 Aug 2022 02:01:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54730 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oMeb1-00044J-46 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:01:43 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58662) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oMeaF-0003md-Uj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:00:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-4319.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.19]:25809) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oMeaD-00024J-S6 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:00:55 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=proton.me; s=protonmail; t=1660348852; x=1660608052; bh=dtR7epH9oUysoji5PoDDTklzwP2OWqVNdhagHKpC8Uo=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Reply-To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To: References:Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To: Feedback-ID:Message-ID; b=Pm4gVjh0I5k6KZkqb5a5ph5Fb0FJn2FBBMx2E1T0PUffhJsRWHx2QAf5/TSxZnjzT zjpAPh8MtRDTswg22fzabMPhLJge/SAxECHcqJDCTxdJ1Yff7VwYGOwjiVlaaPP+dj 8/qXeuU7ZgGRXLuvoIMuS3hsUyAsmDG3LkTULgGnfZsyKFsaFxcJRMNWkPFPa98oAU GTDe4CU7suWv//Z/w/W+3EaOhhcqLhf2adKsG0xj3K5dsL/IfDSvUvf4jWVb92Ypy7 fOCKLkvdRu5AWK3BsW/emso70Q/zJU6DGwVxs0myooT2aluYj9B2WvRiHh2yAqfDnd iUhhLIYLYPElw== In-Reply-To: <87pmh5nhsx.fsf@web.de> Feedback-ID: 52887082:user:proton Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.19; envelope-from=uzibalqa@proton.me; helo=mail-4319.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:138840 Archived-At: ------- Original Message ------- On Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 11:49 PM, Michael Heerdegen wrote: > uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me writes: > > > 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. > > > Does not work like what? Or not at all? > > > 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. > > > Arrow keys cycle through the history, see > (info "(emacs) Minibuffer History") > > The future history depends on the context. It will not always just be > the list of completion candidates. > > Michael. Have not been focusing on minibuffer history, but minibuffer option cycling= for completing-read, which is not based on history.