GNU bug report logs - #19474
24.4; icomplete fails to insert character with C-x 8

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Message #8 received at 19474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
To: Eric Hanchrow <eric.hanchrow <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 19474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19474: 24.4; icomplete fails to insert character with C-x 8
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:33:38 +1100

Eric Hanchrow <eric.hanchrow <at> gmail.com> writes: 

> * I started emacs with emacs -Q -nw * I turned on icomplete by 
> typing ESC x i c o m p l e t e RET * I attempted to insert my 
> favorite character, "PILE OF POO", by typing C-x 8 RET p i l e 
> RET  * I saw an error in the echo area: read-char-by-name: 
> Invalid character * I did not see my beloved character in the 
> current buffer 

It seems to me that the issue here is that icomplete expects one 
to accept completions via C-j 
(`minibuffer-force-complete-and-exit`) rather than RET (which is 
bound to `minibuffer-exit`). i myself find this behaviour 
counterintuitive, and would prefer that RET also be bound to 
`minibuffer-force-complete-and-exit`, since i would still be able 
to exit the minibuffer via C-g. i wonder if there are people 
relying on RET being bound to `minibuffer-exit`?

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