Re: generic list/select interface

[Pascal Bourguignon <pjb@informatimago.com>]

Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

> I have some data structure that is similar to the list of buffers.  Is
> the easiest way for me to make a selection interface for this list to
> modify the code from buff-menu.el or is there some "more generic"
> selection interface that would be a better starting place?

Have a look at completing-read

Note that when you type TAB during a completing-read, it displays all
the available completions.


(completing-read "What? " '("Apple" "Orange" "Watermelon" "Melon" "Banana"))


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