From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: Wanrong Lin <wrglin@gmail.com>,
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
39484@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39484: 26.3; try-completion bug
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:56:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87v9eu1xon.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87lffqvfvk.fsf@gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:50:23 +0100")
On Okt 28 2020, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:
>
>>> It does, but it's weird. I mean, this pair of return values don't make
>>> sense on any level:
>>>
>>> (let ((completion-ignore-case t))
>>> (try-completion "xyz" '("XyzaD" "XyZabc")))
>>> => "Xyza"
>>>
>>> (let ((completion-ignore-case t))
>>> (try-completion "xyz" '("XyZbD" "XyZabc")))
>>> => "xyz"
>>
>> It makes a whole lot sense. If the candidate is not modified, it
>> should not receive any case changes either.
>
> But the case change in the modified case is essentially arbitrary, while
> the unmodified case has a unique, non-arbitrary match.
The case always matches one of the candidates.
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-28 9:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-02-07 15:44 bug#39484: 26.3; try-completion bug Wanrong Lin
2020-10-27 18:42 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-27 19:08 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-27 19:17 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-27 20:17 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-27 20:28 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-27 20:44 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-27 21:21 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-28 0:44 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-28 0:47 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-28 0:57 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-28 7:51 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-28 9:35 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-28 9:42 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-28 9:50 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-28 9:56 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2020-10-28 11:16 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-28 11:44 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-28 12:59 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-28 14:45 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-28 15:47 ` Wanrong Lin
2020-10-28 16:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-04-23 13:17 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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