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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
Subject: bug#5524: 23.1.92; `initials' completion style doesn't work as documented
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:22:26 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvvdecpb4b.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87wrysogwr.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (Tassilo Horn's message of "Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:00:20 +0100")

>   Completion of acronyms and initialisms.
>   E.g. can complete M-x lch to list-command-history
>   and C-x C-f ~/sew to ~/src/emacs/work.

> While the M-x example works, the find-file example doesn't (with emacs
> -Q).  For example, I have ~/repos/org/uni.org, but
>   C-x C-f ~/rou TAB
> says [no match].  Same for

Thanks for using this feature ;-)
Indeed, it broke recently, but the patch below should make it work
again,


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/minibuffer.el'
--- lisp/minibuffer.el	2010-01-13 08:35:10 +0000
+++ lisp/minibuffer.el	2010-02-05 04:17:38 +0000
@@ -2063,9 +2063,12 @@
 ;; Complete /ums to /usr/monnier/src or lch to list-command-history.
 
 (defun completion-initials-expand (str table pred)
-  (unless (or (zerop (length str))
-              (string-match completion-pcm--delim-wild-regex str))
     (let ((bounds (completion-boundaries str table pred "")))
+    (unless (or (zerop (length str))
+                ;; Only check within the boundaries, since the
+                ;; boundary char (e.g. /) might be in delim-regexp.
+                (string-match completion-pcm--delim-wild-regex str
+                              (car bounds)))
       (if (zerop (car bounds))
           (mapconcat 'string str "-")
         ;; If there's a boundary, it's trickier.  The main use-case







      reply	other threads:[~2010-02-05  4:22 UTC|newest]

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2010-02-04 21:00 bug#5524: 23.1.92; `initials' completion style doesn't work as documented Tassilo Horn
2010-02-05  4:22 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]

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