GNU bug report logs - #12456
24.2.50; Completion in `Info-goto-node' (cross-manual jump)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:01:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 24.3.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: 12456 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12456: 24.2.50;
	Completion in `Info-goto-node' (cross-manual jump)
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:39:22 +0200

> Recipe from emacs -Q: C-h r g ( e l i s p ) n n <TAB>
>
> When I do it, I see in the echo area the message "[Complete, but not
> unique]", which is wrong, as the elisp manual has no node called (nor
> beggining with) "nn".
>
> OTOH, if I repeat the experiment but this time with "(elisp)num",
> Emacs says the same message (this time is right), but a second <TAB>
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Actually this is wrong too, as "(elisp)num" is not _complete_ (besides
not being unique).

> produces the message "[No completions]", which is wrong, as there is 3
> nodes in the elisp manual whose names start with "num".


-- 
Dani Moncayo
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