Re: [Utkarsh Singh] Re: [PATCH] emacs: Add more front ends for address completion

[Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>]

On Fri, Feb 11 2022, Utkarsh Singh wrote:

> On 2022-02-10, 19:37 +0200, Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> wrote:
>
>>
>> When doing in notmuch repo, one can execute ./devel/try-emacs-mua -Q
>>
>> ... which probably uses the same package database (under $HOME) as any
>> other emacs invocation would do -- what is the way to change the location
>> of that in order to have chance to have "empty" set of externally installed
>> packages, and messing with it would not touch the "default" packages... 
>
> Okay, we can use `package-user-dir', try the following steps:
>
> 1. Press M-w (`kill-ring-save') to kill/cut the following expression:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (progn
>   (setq package-user-dir "/tmp/elpa")
>   (package-initialize)
>   (package-install 'corfu)
>   (package-install 'vertico)
>
>   (require 'notmuch)
>   (require 'corfu)
>   (require 'vertico)
>
>   (vertico-mode 1)
>   (corfu-global-mode 1)
>   (notmuch-mua-new-mail))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> 2. Now in ./devel/try-emacs-mua -Q, press M-: (`eval-expression'), C-y
> (`yank') and finally RET.
>
> 3. Press TAB to generate address completion, then press RET to select a
> address, for eg. "Notmuch mailing list <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>".
> After selection, you will notice that `notmuch-address-expand-name'
> insert desired address with trailing whitespaces.

Yes, I see trailing whitespace.
Also, completion matches only from beginning of the address string.
Also, after one completion TAB no longer completes...

Tomi


>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> To: Notmuch mailing list <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>      
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> I apologize as results are not as reproducible as I thought, but you can
> still notice that `notmuch-address-expand-name' is not producing the
> desired result.
>
> -- 
> Utkarsh Singh
> https://utkarshsingh.xyz/