can't close *Completions*

can't close *Completions*

[Andrew Yates]

When I use comint-dynamic-complete-filename, the frame is split and a
*Completions* window is opened. At the bottom of *Completions*, it
says "Hit space to flush." Pressing space immediately does close
*Completions*, but if I press any other key before pressing space,
space no longer closes the window. I can close it with kill-buffer or
by switching to that buffer and closing it, but that's inefficient.
Is there a way to make RET close the buffer, just as space does? I'm
using that function for file completion in a terminal, so closing it
with RET makes sense in this case.

Re: can't close *Completions*

[Kevin Rodgers]

Andrew Yates wrote:
> When I use comint-dynamic-complete-filename, the frame is split and a
> *Completions* window is opened. At the bottom of *Completions*, it
> says "Hit space to flush." Pressing space immediately does close
> *Completions*, but if I press any other key before pressing space,
> space no longer closes the window. I can close it with kill-buffer or
> by switching to that buffer and closing it, but that's inefficient.

What about `C-x 1'?

> Is there a way to make RET close the buffer, just as space does? I'm
> using that function for file completion in a terminal, so closing it
> with RET makes sense in this case.

Hmmm, RET is bound to comint-send-input, and SPC is handled by
comint-dynamic-list-completions, neither of which is easily customized.

Here's what I would try:

(defadvice comint-send-input (after undisplay-completions activate)
   "If the *Completions* buffer is displayed in the selected frame,
restore the previous window configuration."
   (when (and (get-buffer-window "*Completions*")
	     comint-dynamic-list-completions-config)
     (set-window-configuration comint-dynamic-list-completions-config)))

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA