From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: C-x C-b and C-x C-f bugging about confirmation Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:12:22 +0900 Message-ID: <8763mfoi3d.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <1227274391.618443.2559.nullmailer@null> <87vduhm69c.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> <4926DD11.2080001@gnu.org> <8763mhqa6u.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <20081121212349.GA2089@muc.de> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1227370781 9573 80.91.229.12 (22 Nov 2008 16:19:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:19:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , Emacs Devel , ams@gnu.org, Stefan Monnier To: Alan Mackenzie Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 22 17:20:42 2008 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 1L3vDu-0008My-12 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:20:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33546 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L3vCk-0005H7-VW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:19:31 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L3vCg-0005Gu-2g for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:19:26 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L3vCd-0005Gi-KE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:19:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37254 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L3vCd-0005Gf-EJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:19:23 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:33108) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L3v5z-0004Fc-Kk; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:12:32 -0500 Original-Received: from 218.231.109.191.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.109.191] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1L3v5t-0000RI-4g; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:12:25 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6BCE6DFB3; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:12:22 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <20081121212349.GA2089@muc.de> (Alan Mackenzie's message of "Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:23:49 +0000") Original-Lines: 20 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:105961 Archived-At: Alan Mackenzie writes: > After a tab, how about prompting only when an incomplete completion has > just been ted? Whatever the outcome of the current little spat, I think this is a clever idea, and it would be a good option to provide (maybe in addition to the "full confirmation" option). I think something like 95% of the incorrect buffer names I enter are due to exactly this case: TAB resulting in an incomplete completion, followed by me hitting RET too quickly. This actually happens to me quite often. I'll get used to a particular completion "always" working, and then at some point a new buffer will cause that assumption to become invalid. -Miles -- o The existentialist, not having a pillow, goes everywhere with the book by Sullivan, _I am going to spit on your graves_.