GNU bug report logs - #10721
24.0.93; M-TAB for :type (file :must-match t) in Customize

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:38:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.93

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 10721 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 10721 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10721: 24.0.93;
	M-TAB for :type (file :must-match t) in Customize
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:02:19 -0500

> When I try `M-TAB' in the edit field for a must-match file name, the set
> of completion candidates displayed seems to be the file names that match
> the text that follows, not precedes, point in the edit field.  And
> matching seems to be substring matching rather than prefix matching.
> Is that really what this is supposed to do?  Why is the text _after_
> point "completed" (matched), rather than the text before point?

Sounds odd.  Could yo include a recipe?


        Stefan
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