in-buffer completion question

in-buffer completion question

[henry atting]

Let's say I am in an orgmode buffer, more precisely I
opened a file with org-contacts.
My first entry is:

** Mr.X
:PROPERTIES:
:EMAIL:  mail@mail.me
:END:

Then I want to create a new entry. Of course I am to
lazy to type ´:PROPERTIES:´ so I type ´:PR´ then hit
M-TAB. But instead of the word being completed I get
´There is no completion of PR´. 

Okay, but I can see that actually there is one, it's in the
buffer. I read that the new orgmode completion method
is derived from the method John Wiegley has implemented.
In ledger-mode however M-Tab not only completes the
unfinished word but lets me cycle through the alternatives
given in the current buffer.
So, that is what I would expect in orgmode too...

henry

-- 
http://literaturlatenight.de

Re: in-buffer completion question

[Erik Iverson]

Not really answering your question, but you do
know about C-c C-x p  to set properties?

henry atting wrote:
> Let's say I am in an orgmode buffer, more precisely I
> opened a file with org-contacts.
> My first entry is:
> 
> ** Mr.X
> :PROPERTIES:
> :EMAIL:  mail@mail.me
> :END:
> 
> Then I want to create a new entry. Of course I am to
> lazy to type ´:PROPERTIES:´ so I type ´:PR´ then hit
> M-TAB. But instead of the word being completed I get
> ´There is no completion of PR´. 
> 
> Okay, but I can see that actually there is one, it's in the
> buffer. I read that the new orgmode completion method
> is derived from the method John Wiegley has implemented.
> In ledger-mode however M-Tab not only completes the
> unfinished word but lets me cycle through the alternatives
> given in the current buffer.
> So, that is what I would expect in orgmode too...
> 
> henry
> 

Re: in-buffer completion question

[Carsten Dominik]

On 1.3.2011, at 22:56, henry atting wrote:

> Let's say I am in an orgmode buffer, more precisely I
> opened a file with org-contacts.
> My first entry is:
> 
> ** Mr.X
> :PROPERTIES:
> :EMAIL:  mail@mail.me
> :END:
> 
> Then I want to create a new entry. Of course I am to
> lazy to type ´:PROPERTIES:´ so I type ´:PR´ then hit
> M-TAB. But instead of the word being completed I get
> ´There is no completion of PR´. 
> 
> Okay, but I can see that actually there is one, it's in the
> buffer. I read that the new orgmode completion method
> is derived from the method John Wiegley has implemented.
> In ledger-mode however M-Tab not only completes the
> unfinished word but lets me cycle through the alternatives
> given in the current buffer.
> So, that is what I would expect in orgmode too...

Dynamic completion based on buffer contents is a standard Emacs feature
which is normally bound to M-/
Maybe ledger.el falls back onto dynamic completion when there is nothing
else to complete?  Org-mode used to fall back onto hippie-expand.  But
I see now that this has fallen through when we moved to pcomplete.
Maybe this can be put back in?

- Carsten

> 
> henry
> 
> -- 
> http://literaturlatenight.de
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Emacs-orgmode mailing list
> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list.
> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode

Re: in-buffer completion question

[John Wiegley]

Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:

>> In ledger-mode however M-Tab not only completes the unfinished word but
>> lets me cycle through the alternatives given in the current buffer.

This is a feature of pcomplete that must be enabled by turning on "cycling"
behavior.  In Ledger and Eshell this is the default.  I believe I explicitly
turned it off in Org-mode to avoid its being a surprise to people.

John

-- 
Emacs-orgmode mailing list
Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list.
Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode

Re: in-buffer completion question

[Carsten Dominik]

On Mar 3, 2011, at 6:30 AM, John Wiegley wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>> In ledger-mode however M-Tab not only completes the unfinished word but
>>> lets me cycle through the alternatives given in the current buffer.
> 
> This is a feature of pcomplete that must be enabled by turning on "cycling"
> behavior.  In Ledger and Eshell this is the default.  I believe I explicitly
> turned it off in Org-mode to avoid its being a surprise to people.

Ah, I see, will take a look at it.

Thanks John.

- Carsten
--
Emacs-orgmode mailing list
Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list.
Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode