Re: Bad moves with xref-find-definitions

[Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit@gmail.com>]

As to my 2nd original point. I think the exclusive approach of tags *or*
dynamic completion is not the correct one. There should be a way to
merge tag candidates with dynamic candidates. Having C/C++ api interface
to higher order languages is a commonality rather than an exception
nowadays.

So maybe xref-identifier-completion-table-function and
xref-find-function should be better lists of functions to allow for
grouped backends?

  Vitalie

 >>> Vitalie Spinu on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 19:42:34 +0200 wrote:

 >>> Stefan Monnier on Sat, 25 Apr 2015 10:24:29 -0400 wrote:
 >>> 1) `find-tag` (previously bound to M-.) was prompting for a symbol
 >>> before jumping to the definition.

 >> You can still get the prompt, with C-u.

 > That's a bit besides the point. I want my interface to behave exactly
 > the same independently of the context at point. I also want consistency
 > with all other emacs completion. And, most importantly, I don't want to
 > foster bad habits because my brain always chooses the easy path -
 > navigate to a symbol instead of C-u.

 > C-u is an awkward solution. You always have to think before the actual
 > key press. Is the point on a symbol? Do you need that symbol? Is the
 > symbol that I need close enough to navigate to it? Shall you press C-u,
 > or maybe navigate to an empty space? All this pain for a marginal
 > speed-up in a rather corner case.

 > On radical UI changes a backward compatible option should be
 > provided. Especially in this case with so many arguments against the new
 > interface.

 > Such changes should be broadly discussed. Somewhat surprisingly the
 > thread that started the generalization [1] hasn't touched the issues
 > that I have raised.

 > So please. Could you please bring the standard Emacs UI back?

 > Thank you,

 >   Vitalie

 > [1] http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/176235