From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Yates Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Updating *Completions* as you type Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:54:26 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87bkd3z9bi.fsf@catern.com> <86cyxjyr1y.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <86r0lxm7um.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87sf6dx954.fsf@catern.com> <87ttqpwea9.fsf@catern.com> <86wmvlw178.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87bkcwx3ft.fsf@catern.com> <86y1g076vh.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87sf68unh1.fsf@catern.com> <86zg0fu99i.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <875y33v73h.fsf@catern.com> <87y1fztke8.fsf@catern.com> <86r0lrw17x.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87il5xlf9b.fsf@catern.com> <86y1esuajx.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <86v89ws5t3.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <86v89vzf1o.fsf@mail.linkov.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000d2cdd060aa91b9c" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="40072"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Spencer Baugh , sbaugh@catern.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 21 13:55:42 2023 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 1r5QI1-000ABp-Ki for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:55:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1r5QH7-0006MO-Rd; Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:54:45 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1r5QH6-0006LM-8Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:54:44 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ed1-f46.google.com ([209.85.208.46]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1r5QH4-00049B-By for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:54:44 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ed1-f46.google.com with SMTP id 4fb4d7f45d1cf-548ce28fd23so2541785a12.3 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:54:41 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1700571280; x=1701176080; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=xayuOUhSbpLKc6zJxcPTCb3Wwn48U1jbjokqDMICaTs=; b=OA2oN+EeSpqajQTSCEihrlZHB5q6rSpU7MWbPPNaSrFth6k17X+uDqixcyWmCV3P3B X2sr8YV+FojHFL3ET+yImY1zg1fRuk3Fnjz5trFafc781UTZNCS+sAWj/J2/gEE/2EjO 5alYIC8DDttRrl4U8qBwVGqh3wJgGXLRrJGTnvUhl2TMdyAU8mkleA+BTWRQw1dvwObK N1elqskL+8lfRcZEreKzgB9wwG/jzLOj/6Vg3iHGbI5J72jsTQXGJgHw8+l8H+KxflLM l+RJCa5AkccrCe+Fu+toYcN84Xu0Skurxoy5LdJo5FrhHfQ9/YSFLgSsrMbgYqQ6/r2c kUDQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yx5a5TAYsYAmybcRqnNzjoYHFUe2llVsw56JXVxGB2ppRvHCCet wjKadd/LCCxc30rq4peiV4n5rLfDyN1FPsUOm8s= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IE8x4VE/EjbG5ZUn9mGhW3H+IPcF7EO7Bve/4HpwQJuv3RhSVdARA2BXHFHlHFeYa4lXcvIzB0q5YyUZh++mAk= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:748d:b0:a02:9b93:e243 with SMTP id e13-20020a170906748d00b00a029b93e243mr734774ejl.4.1700571279861; Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:54:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <86v89vzf1o.fsf@mail.linkov.net> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=209.85.208.46; envelope-from=john.yates.sheets@gmail.com; helo=mail-ed1-f46.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -13 X-Spam_score: -1.4 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.25, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:313110 Archived-At: --0000000000000d2cdd060aa91b9c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sharing this insight in the associated documentation will aid users. On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 3:31=E2=80=AFAM Juri Linkov wrote= : > > I expect some disagreement about the following question: should > > completion-category-overrides override the display-sort-function > > returned by the completion table? That is, should it instead be: > > > > (or > > (alist-get 'display-sort-function (alist-get category > completion-category-overrides)) > > (alist-get 'display-sort-function metadata) > > (alist-get 'display-sort-function (alist-get category > completion-category-defaults)) > > completions-sort) > > I think this is the most correct precedence since the users should be > able to override the function call metadata. We have an analogous > priority levels for 'display-buffer': > > 1. display-buffer-overriding-action > 2. display-buffer-alist > 3. function call arguments that correspond to completion metadata > 4. display-buffer-base-action > 5. display-buffer-fallback-action > > Since completion-category-overrides is a user option > it corresponds to display-buffer-alist. > And completion-category-defaults looks like > display-buffer-base-action. > > --=20 John Yates 505 Tremont St, #803 Boston, MA 02116 --0000000000000d2cdd060aa91b9c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sharing this insight in the associated documentation wi= ll aid users.

On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 3:31=E2=80=AFAM Juri Linkov <= juri@linkov.net> wrote:
=
> I expect some disagr= eement about the following question: should
> completion-category-overrides override the display-sort-function
> returned by the completion table?=C2=A0 That is, should it instead be:=
>
> (or
>=C2=A0 (alist-get 'display-sort-function (alist-get category comple= tion-category-overrides))
>=C2=A0 (alist-get 'display-sort-function metadata)
>=C2=A0 (alist-get 'display-sort-function (alist-get category comple= tion-category-defaults))
>=C2=A0 completions-sort)

I think this is the most correct precedence since the users should be
able to override the function call metadata.=C2=A0 We have an analogous
priority levels for 'display-buffer':

1. display-buffer-overriding-action
2. display-buffer-alist
3. function call arguments that correspond to completion metadata
4. display-buffer-base-action
5. display-buffer-fallback-action

Since completion-category-overrides is a user option
it corresponds to display-buffer-alist.
And completion-category-defaults looks like
display-buffer-base-action.



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John Yates
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