Re: partial-completion-mode

Re: partial-completion-mode

[Stefan Monnier]

>> BTW, while partial-completion-mode is not explicitly marked as
>> obsolete yet, I do consider it as obsolete.  If there's some
>> particular reason why you use it, I'd like to hear about it.

> The reason is that I've always used it, and I'm not aware of
> built-in replacements for its features. :)

> For example, it binds SPC in the minibuffer to a command which makes
> completion *go forward* instead of just completing the current word,
> which enables e.g. M-x f SPC lib RET to run find-library, M-x isp
> SPC c SPC d for ispell-change-dictionary, etc.  I never use TAB for
> completion in the minibuffer, SPC is much more convenient to type
> (I use ido for buffer/file completion).

I just fixed a bug in minibuffer.el.
Now if you (setq completion-styles '(partial-completion)), your
M-x f SPC lib RET works just fine.  M-x isp SPC c SPC d won't quite
work: you need an extra SPC before the `c'.  Funnily enough, this
example only works with partial-completion-mode thanks to a bug
introduced in Emacs-21 (which causes some internal test to use the
whole minibuffer, including the prompt, to decide whether completion is
done).

BTW, using `-' (that's what I use) instead of SPC should work as well if
not better, with less magic.  But it's a bit more difficult to
type, admittedly.

> I also use the partial completion itself (I often use M-x kg RET for
> kill-grep), but admittedly I think I could live without it.

How do you get M-x kg RET to complete to kill-grep?  Doesn't work
for me.


        Stefan

Re: partial-completion-mode

[Romain Francoise]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> Now if you (setq completion-styles '(partial-completion)), your
> M-x f SPC lib RET works just fine.  M-x isp SPC c SPC d won't quite
> work: you need an extra SPC before the `c'.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

> How do you get M-x kg RET to complete to kill-grep?  Doesn't work
> for me.

If you're starting from emacs -Q you need to load grep.el first, so
either use one of the autoloaded commands, or M-: (require 'grep).

Re: partial-completion-mode

[Stefan Monnier]

>> How do you get M-x kg RET to complete to kill-grep?  Doesn't work
>> for me.

> If you're starting from emacs -Q you need to load grep.el first, so
> either use one of the autoloaded commands, or M-: (require 'grep).

Oh, yes, now I see it.  Funny, I used partial-completion-mode but never
noticed this behavior.


        Stefan

partial-completion-mode

[Romain Francoise]

complete.el has been moved to lisp/obsolete. As far as I know the
built-in partial completion features are still far from being a
replacement for partial-completion-mode, so I think it is premature
to obsolete it.

See previous discussion starting at:

    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/106273

Re: partial-completion-mode

[Romain Francoise]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> The patch below lets you get the behavior you want by doing

>    (setq completion-word-extra-chars '(" " "-"))

Yes, that works for me, and I didn't know about the `initials'
style, that covers the other cases I was missing from p-c-m. So if
that patch goes in, no objection from me for obsoleting complete.el.
Thanks!