GNU bug report logs - #1800
23.0.60; Changed meaning of * in buffer name completion

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:40:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard M Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>, 1800 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: bug-submit-list <at> donarmstrong.com, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org,
        1800 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#1800: 23.0.60; Changed meaning of * in buffer name completion
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:59:44 -0500

    A better variant is to provide two-step completion.  So when there is
    no buffer matching `*g' literally then display a message like

      [No match, type TAB again for * as a wildcard]

That is a good idea.  It would provide the same benefit of the
existing feature, but without the inconvenience.
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