From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Backward completions Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:35 +0100 Message-ID: References: <61C01A08-8FB6-4908-B9F1-B9F1CE3E3D92@gmail.com> <87bpj16pkh.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87tywsz9lb.fsf_-_@mail.jurta.org> <33D4DB11B8C64C4CBF50DEDCA3CE7932@us.oracle.com> <87k4xn4tmz.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <873a4bf0hz.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <2C9382D7ABB64FD3890CF3482EFA3253@us.oracle.com> <87y6m1t96x.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1258740190 31329 80.91.229.12 (20 Nov 2009 18:03:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Drew Adams , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 20 19:03:02 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NBXou-0001bf-Fl for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:56 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37323 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NBXou-0007AI-4o for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:02:56 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NBXkL-00049M-Gh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:13 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NBXkG-00045d-Fc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:13 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33274 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NBXkG-00045Q-8v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:08 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-yx0-f191.google.com ([209.85.210.191]:61000) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NBXkF-0001rx-JR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:08 -0500 Original-Received: by yxe29 with SMTP id 29so8577663yxe.14 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:58:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=SqbEJNDrWx1rLpTD68/Skoj38rMLnNzcJ8Icmm1kld0=; b=M51NZJi2O5v324dLo4hNVhcXrC+QCybORS7nZYot+V4Z4R9wVpXV+/jCJOSIO6dSFq u1y67lrDwEBupCMp5JxikOud93cW/Hlp3DCLY56y2GPeAichinn99HBCwN6Utv5La4Np HnMWWKSaSN5zl7DVAXzybrhxWCVwX+UdP2Rlc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=GOmcFHDkSo+96ySy+PlLrLInfoGYarF/zSKm2iPogkL9Dj5opTQjtLCEn773nJY8nf iL2gPmqxSZH10GAY49ixIiePf94lC+O70vNpzKJ8QJGbj89UT3si181tppOV+4frbOaq /jK6qUGPl4d++nkTmvZCmiOY992/pWpCExRhI= Original-Received: by 10.101.139.14 with SMTP id r14mr681469ann.56.1258739395101; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:55 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87y6m1t96x.fsf@mail.jurta.org> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:117371 Archived-At: On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Juri Linkov wrote: >> In general, it makes sense to use a key for this that is typically >> associated with switching windows or buffers (e.g. `C-x o'), not a key >> that is typically associated with scrolling (e.g. `M-v' or `prior' aka >> `PgUp'). > > Please don't forget that *Completions* can be invoked not only from > the minibuffer, but from any buffer that supports completions (via > `lisp-complete-symbol', etc.) > > So we can't steal `C-v' and `M-v' as completions scrolling keys instead > of their normal meaning. =C2=A0Also `M-v' doesn't work for switching to > *Completions* from normal buffers. =C2=A0So we need a separate dedicated = key > to switch to *Completions* from any buffer. Would it be possible to arrange so that (ie M-PgUp/Down) could be used? They call scroll-other-window(-down). Maybe those functions can changed to something that takes into account that *Completions* are visible?