Re: Word completion in text modes

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Eshel Yaron <me@eshelyaron.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:03:45 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > If we don't preserve that UI, we will be making an incompatible
> > change, which from my POV is undesirable.  It doesn't matter whether
> > we like or dislike the ispell UI for this: compatibility means just
> > that.  We could make the old UI an opt-in behavior, but tossing it
> > altogether is not something I'd welcome.
> 
> I think we mostly agree then, because I didn't suggest tossing the old
> UI anywhere.  To opt-in to the old behavior, you'd say:
> 
>   (keymap-set text-mode-map "C-M-i" #'ispell-complete-word)
> 
> That seems to me like a simple enough tip for users that we could appear
> in a NEWS entry.  Does that sound reasonable?

I'd prefer a solution that didn't require key bindings.  Something
like a user option.

> >> Either way it'd be compatible in the sense that you get the same
> >> completions, and `ispell-complete-word` wouldn't go anywhere so
> >> users could rebind it if they really want to.
> >
> > That is not compatibility in my book, sorry.  We should actually offer
> > a very similar or identical UI.
> 
> Yes, I wonder just wonder how should we offer that UI.  Doesn't keeping
> the command around for users to make use of cover it?  Or do you mean
> there should be some user option for selecting the word completion UI?

I think an option will be better.