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 22:45:41 +0900 Message-ID: <87abbqmu7u.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <1227274391.618443.2559.nullmailer@null> <1227353165.501338.3377.nullmailer@null> <87bpw6vcm3.fsf@jurta.org> 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 1227448618 25988 80.91.229.12 (23 Nov 2008 13:56:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:56:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ams@gnu.org, Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 23 14:58:00 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 1L4FTK-0003dq-1w for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:57:58 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57775 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4FSA-0003Hx-VH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:56:47 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4FOD-0001XP-4T for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:52:41 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4FO9-0001WY-Oe for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:52:39 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45511 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4FO9-0001WI-94 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:52:37 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:49613) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L4FHW-0003he-2s; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:45:46 -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 1L4FHS-0002n9-FU; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:45:42 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C3DB3DFB3; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:45:41 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <87bpw6vcm3.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:45:08 +0200") Original-Lines: 15 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:106035 Archived-At: Juri Linkov writes: > When a completion is incomplete, display a message after TAB: > > Prompt: foo [Incomplete] The above might be a nice feature, but isn't really good enough. Alan Mackenzie's tweak to the [Confirm] prompt seems like an excellent solution to this problem though. -Miles -- The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds. -- Will Durant