From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6076: 23.1.96; [PATCH] rcirc-complete for nicks and commands Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 21:14:10 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87vdb3y7bv.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87zl0fctpt.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87ljbu36ed.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1273541203 21094 80.91.229.12 (11 May 2010 01:26:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 01:26:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6076@debbugs.gnu.org, Leo To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 11 03:26:42 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OBeF7-0006mi-76 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 11 May 2010 03:26:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42680 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OBeF6-0001W7-HA for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:26:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49495 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OBeEw-0001RG-BT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:26:31 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OBeEu-0006uJ-Nl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:26:30 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42140) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OBeEu-0006uE-Hv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:26:28 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OBe3q-00048Z-Vz; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:15:03 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 01:15:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6076 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 6076-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6076.127354045715881 (code B ref 6076); Tue, 11 May 2010 01:15:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6076) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 May 2010 01:14:17 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OBe36-000486-SO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:14:17 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.183] helo=ironport2-out.pppoe.ca) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OBe35-000481-3J for 6076@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:14:15 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvsEADdM6EtLd+Zs/2dsb2JhbACeI3K6doUUBIwy X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.53,204,1272859200"; d="scan'208";a="63867875" Original-Received: from 75-119-230-108.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([75.119.230.108]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP; 10 May 2010 21:14:11 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id CCE7F80B1; Mon, 10 May 2010 21:14:10 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87ljbu36ed.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Mon, 10 May 2010 22:14:28 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 21:15:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:36856 Archived-At: > This is something that in other programs is called "in-place editing". > Usually a field for editing is highlighted with a different background. > In terms of Emacs this could be called "in-place completion". For its > implementation the most suitable feature is the `field' property. > When completion is activated, a field could be created in the buffer > and removed when completion is finished. I suggest using the same > key to finish completion as in the minibuffer, i.e. RET. Yes, completion-in-region already places a field, so that's indeed part of the plan, but I'd like it to be slightly more lightweight than what you suggest: RET should not be required to leave completion. Stefan