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25.0.50; Format and behavior of *xref* buffer is non-standard

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#20487: closed (Re: bug#20487: 25.0.50; Format and behavior of
 *xref* buffer is non-standard)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 23:08:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#20487: 25.0.50; Format and behavior of *xref* buffer is non-standard

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Hielmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>, 20487-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20487: 25.0.50; Format and behavior of *xref* buffer is
 non-standard
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 01:07:30 +0200

On 05/04/2015 12:49 AM, Vitalie Spinu wrote:

> *Completion* and *Compilation* are very dissimilar in terms of behavior
> and purpose. But I think I see your point. You try to make a case for an
> electric *xref*. That quite could be, but I would rather not have that
> as a default.
>
> As I have said before, there are common electric interfaces (Helm, Ido
> etc.) that will surely pick xref up later. I would prefer to have a
> *standard* default alternative which is not electric.

And it's not electric anymore. With that, I think it's time to close 
this bug: the other request, switching to the non-grouped display, is 
not going to happen in the default presentation.

Thanks for the discussion!

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From: Vitalie Spinu <spinuvit <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; Format and behavior of *xref* buffer is non-standard
Date: Sun, 03 May 2015 00:20:14 +0200

Hi,

*xref* buffer doesn't look nor behaves like other buffers that display
references (*grep*, occur*, *compilation*).

Particularly

  - on RET *xref* is buried. That's not that other modes do and it's
    rather inconvenient IMO.

  - Display is inneficient. Currently two lines are used to display one
    item:

       /home/vspinu/bin/r-source/src/library/stats/src/port.c
         nlminb_iterate(double b[], double d[], double fx, double g[], double h[],
       /home/vspinu/bin/r-source/src/include/R_ext/stats_stubs.h
         S_nlminb_iterate(double b[], double d[], double fx, double g[], double	h[],

    I would rather prefer the way *grep* does that.


As we are on this, would be nice if *grep* and *xref* cold abbreviate
file-names by replacing home directory with ~/.

Thanks,

  Vitalie

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