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#12638: 24.2.50; FR: Some suggestions for icomplete-mode Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:26:22 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87391ieck9.fsf@gmail.com> <87624nsjes.fsf@gmail.com> <87d2yq9dvi.fsf@gmail.com> <87boe995nq.fsf@gmail.com> <87bodykqlx.fsf@gmail.com> <87y5gwfprb.fsf@gmail.com> <87bodsjszh.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1355794009 657 80.91.229.3 (18 Dec 2012 01:26:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:26:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12638@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jambunathan K Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 18 02:27:03 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TklxX-0004UR-G8 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:27:03 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36139 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TklxJ-00072M-UQ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:26:49 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46688) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TklxF-0006zJ-Mj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:26:47 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TklxE-0006Eq-IP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:26:45 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37579) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TklxE-0006Ek-FA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:26:44 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TklyT-0003eU-RF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:28:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:28:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12638 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12638-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12638.135579406214008 (code B ref 12638); Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:28:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12638) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Dec 2012 01:27:42 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47827 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TklyA-0003dt-BE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:27:42 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:11117) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Tkly8-0003dm-3I for 12638@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:27:40 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ai8FAG6Zu09FxLDj/2dsb2JhbABEhS2rG4NJgQiCFQEBBAEjMyMFCwsaAhgOAgIUGA0kiBwFpw6Se4EmjgqBFAOIQppxgViDBw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.75,637,1330923600"; d="scan'208";a="210134815" Original-Received: from 69-196-176-227.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.196.176.227]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 17 Dec 2012 20:26:21 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 472EC58FA3; Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:26:22 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87bodsjszh.fsf@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:28:42 +0530") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:68687 Archived-At: > How about subtly fontifying the minibuffer contents itself. The problem is that this can already be fontified by various other options and packages, so there's a good chance that it will interact poorly. Also it might not work at all in a tty. > We can also have: > 1. an empty space with some background fontification > 2. a non-breaking space > Both (1) and (2) without surrounding `()'. An empty space is actually not a bad idea. I also considered a checkmark =E2=9C=93, but a space is simple and works everywhere. > Drew suggested unicode '*'. Yes, that could work as well. Also he suggested putting it within the {...} rather than before it. > I went with a control character because: > 1. It suggests what my fingers should do Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!! That's where it came from!! OK, it makes more sense, now. So, there is logic to it, but I completely missed it. > ps: Is ^M as a literal two character text more palatable than ^M as an > escape glyph. Same difference, since it's only the visual appearance that matters here. Stefan