From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alexis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19474: 24.4; icomplete fails to insert character with C-x 8 Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:33:38 +1100 Message-ID: <87mvsa9jz1.fsf@gmail.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1452659665 12898 80.91.229.3 (13 Jan 2016 04:34:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:34:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19474@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eric Hanchrow Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 13 05:34:10 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD8M-0003cO-3R for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 05:34:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35306 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD8L-0006uT-Ea for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:34:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56852) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD8I-0006uD-1x for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:34:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD8E-0001BA-F6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:34:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:59502) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD8E-0001B6-Bm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD8E-0007u6-7K for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:34:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Resent-From: Alexis Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:34:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19474 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19474-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19474.145265963030363 (code B ref 19474); Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:34:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19474) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Jan 2016 04:33:50 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47722 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD82-0007tf-8J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:33:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-pf0-f178.google.com ([209.85.192.178]:33885) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aJD80-0007tS-LB for 19474@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:33:48 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pf0-f178.google.com with SMTP id q63so76470180pfb.1 for <19474@debbugs.gnu.org>; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:33:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=IYGvxO0fmkIVB34YOhXFnGsUD3bdkh3uPionJV94K14=; b=hkMF/yUsBxNHg1AXIdg0X9RKdQcl+hazXHiqe7EGRb6CFvDhclw2aNJlBg4ItV81qR QhOKicu/25cR4H+r/UCr5Hrzcyk601optg65JLeLrXSwZMMx3zIo51eTtp/cjLMuaVUp q8/tviAnGT5KxaejJvDQXwIFO/QJx1fSWqq1prRB+W6bM0Pl+blPfo1OisG2EBmRCKJH LYDS98OuoLyNF012M1K3cTVWAZ39TBMLmKjQkUOxX/HYL1v5eLR42a3khXDR71sTnkq2 +7i4Zok16XikRtHzmPcywsQfh9XZHiA0DKQv5NggmeITKvFFBAtgvIdAyxe9rfVxqsD0 8ZDw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type; bh=IYGvxO0fmkIVB34YOhXFnGsUD3bdkh3uPionJV94K14=; b=W1Q1oaRDf3Vhrjp/8QaYiQxHqmrdqL3vVoXsmSPTiv+13MeEvlAt2l/0hQI7YtP+04 EHxFsM9jxaEpn6GNfJTDiyP3ZIYIzexh543bjwFapHCHygBjyR8meTna6YbNKq5Dgnc4 yX8eKUa9S7KAwoFryA15zgtgloNu6KwQrNzhLstZDVMfgdAhdF27oCXn5x7DwO6FYPSa 2nbi6DHjsEN9rKGVb8y3mLSb17tX7KuNpXgpqDg5+gX3mO1FaylzvOBLkXR3brE/Xnbj 23uJcHQMlG9pE+jTkUJpHVX/R53yROHTpIreAPxTnHCXISW0vnGPWYeeupnD69n1w5Y6 XBJg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmq5uLhdg4+PXypsPt0epPc467KVbd07N5iXBDgR+Nm6q/EimKkIhV4SBTJPY1r0m5rL+8IzuREoXtr0zmWpyppmMveLw== X-Received: by 10.98.80.76 with SMTP id e73mr30144738pfb.24.1452659622671; Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:33:42 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from localhost (CPE-58-161-15-29.cqqy2.win.bigpond.net.au. [58.161.15.29]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 17sm33710320pfq.51.2016.01.12.20.33.40 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:33:41 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:111573 Archived-At: Eric Hanchrow writes: > * I started emacs with emacs -Q -nw * I turned on icomplete by > typing ESC x i c o m p l e t e RET * I attempted to insert my > favorite character, "PILE OF POO", by typing C-x 8 RET p i l e > RET * I saw an error in the echo area: read-char-by-name: > Invalid character * I did not see my beloved character in the > current buffer It seems to me that the issue here is that icomplete expects one to accept completions via C-j (`minibuffer-force-complete-and-exit`) rather than RET (which is bound to `minibuffer-exit`). i myself find this behaviour counterintuitive, and would prefer that RET also be bound to `minibuffer-force-complete-and-exit`, since i would still be able to exit the minibuffer via C-g. i wonder if there are people relying on RET being bound to `minibuffer-exit`?