Re: Moving through options with completing read

[Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>]

* uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> [2022-08-12 00:56]:
> I am using `completing-read'. The way to go through options in using
> the arrow keys, right?

1. If I am already very acquainted with what I am expected to write
   during `completing-read' function and there was some previous entry
   which is remembered in history, then I would usually just search
   for the previous entry by using M-p or M-n

2. If there was no previous history, and I am very acquainted with it,
   I would then start typing an entry and press TAB to expand it.

3. If I am not acquainted with what I am expected to enter then I
   press TAB to see possible completion. This is often the case even
   with my own programs.

To make the function `completing-read' more visual or interactive
depending of personal preferences, one can turn on `helm-mode` or
`ivy-mode' or similar. However, after extensively using those special
completion modes I have found out that I work more efficient with the
Emacs standard completion.

-- 
Jean

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