From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jidanni@jidanni.org Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5364: 23.1.91; execute-extended-command should do like FFAP Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:46:04 +0800 Message-ID: <878wc3lz6b.fsf@jidanni.org> References: <874omrvyb9.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1263336576 2679 80.91.229.12 (12 Jan 2010 22:49:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:49:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 5364@debbugs.gnu.org To: juri@jurta.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 12 23:49:28 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NUpYG-0004yI-2d for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:49:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53939 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NUpYG-0003EQ-RF for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:28 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NUpY4-00037d-AQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:16 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NUpXz-00033Z-Gc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:15 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59129 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NUpXz-00033O-6P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:11 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:36013) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NUpXy-0007so-QW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:49:10 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NUpVu-0001aG-3b; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:47:02 -0500 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-From: jidanni@jidanni.org Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:47:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 5364 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 5364-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B5364.12633363766061 (code B ref 5364); Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:47:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 5364) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jan 2010 22:46:16 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NUpV9-0001Zi-Jn for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:46:15 -0500 Original-Received: from caiajhbdccah.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.207] helo=homiemail-a14.g.dreamhost.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NUpV7-0001Zc-DI for 5364@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:46:14 -0500 Original-Received: from jidanni.org (218-163-2-5.dynamic.hinet.net [218.163.2.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by homiemail-a14.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2260E8C06A; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:46:08 -0800 (PST) X-Spam-Score: -3.4 (---) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:47:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:34233 Archived-At: >>>>> "JL" == Juri Linkov writes: >> OK, how would you execute this command that you see sitting in front of you? >> (list-load-path-shadows) >> for some reason execute-extended-command won't prompt me for it even now >> these days. I recall the idea was rejected. JL> The idea of adding a command to pull a string from the original buffer JL> to the minibuffer was not rejected. The only problem is that we have JL> to find a good keybinding. One proposal was to use `M-.', so when the JL> cursor is on the string `list-load-path-shadows' you can type JL> M-x M-. RET JL> -- JL> Juri Linkov JL> http://www.jurta.org/emacs/ Put the cursor on emacs-version and hit C-h v. One sees: Describe variable (default emacs-version): Now put the cursor upon (list-load-path-shadows) and hit C-h f. One sees: Describe function (default list-load-path-shadows): Now put the cursor upon (list-load-path-shadows) and hit M-x. One sees just: M-x One should see Execute function (default list-load-path-shadows): Currently one can hit TAB to get all the completions, so why not prompt with the most likely? JL> One proposal was to use... That's nice but first implement my idea please.