From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: vertical fido-mode Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:35:57 +0300 Organization: LINKOV.NET Message-ID: <87pn7mdqbe.fsf@mail.linkov.net> References: <1704199899.1577092.1591806438580.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1704199899.1577092.1591806438580@mail.yahoo.com> <13ec44ed-4b54-8d43-590f-709bd813fd01@yandex.ru> <795146083.1708851.1591826041689@mail.yahoo.com> <87y2ouldrr.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <20200819121755.24hgq4gyba2wkt76@Ergus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="11681"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cc: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" To: Ergus Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 20 05:33:23 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k8bKN-0002vk-BF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:33:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54422 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1k8bKM-000752-DD for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:33:22 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:54402) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1k8bJn-000697-Dg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:32:47 -0400 Original-Received: from relay5-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.197]:46191) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1k8bJl-0004cT-K1 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:32:47 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 91.129.102.47 Original-Received: from mail.gandi.net (m91-129-102-47.cust.tele2.ee [91.129.102.47]) (Authenticated sender: juri@linkov.net) by relay5-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E5F481C0002; Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:32:42 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <20200819121755.24hgq4gyba2wkt76@Ergus> (Ergus's message of "Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:17:55 +0200") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.70.183.197; envelope-from=juri@linkov.net; helo=relay5-d.mail.gandi.net X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/08/19 23:32:43 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.11 and newer X-Spam_score_int: -35 X-Spam_score: -3.6 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:254041 Archived-At: >>Or show vertical completions in the *Completions* buffer and use the >>current icomplete keys to navigate the *Completions* list from the minibuffer. > > Coming back to this thread, I just made this very simple patch > (attached) to provide a sort of "zsh" like experience in the > *Completion* buffer. > > If you are interested, you can try it and I will be very happy with any > suggestions and critics if you thing this can be added to master in the > future. Thanks, some suggestions below. > It basically adds: > > 1) enforces navigation throw completion candidates (no go to header or > random useless places in *completion* buffer). > > 2) Current candidate highlight with the 'highlight face. > > 3) Second tab in minibuffer with completion shown and all candidates > visible (no need scroll) jump to *Completions* buffer (similar to zsh). But zsh doesn't jump to completions - the cursor remains on the command line (the minibuffer in Emacs). Something like this would be more preferable where navigation keys will insert completions from the *Completions* buffer to the minibuffer - without leaving the minibuffer.