Re: generic list/select interface

[Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu>]

   Joe Corneli <jcorneli@math.utexas.edu> writes:

   > I have some data structure that is similar to the list of buffers.  Is
   > the easiest way for me to make a selection interface for this list to
   > modify the code from buff-menu.el or is there some "more generic"
   > selection interface that would be a better starting place?

   Have a look at completing-read

   Note that when you type TAB during a completing-read, it displays all
   the available completions.

The data I am working with is fairly "rich" and completing-read does
not seem right for this sort of data.  I like the idea of having
several columns with different data fields in them, as in the Buffer
List.