GNU bug report logs - #30206
27.0.50; Minibuffer completion should not complete internal names

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:10:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 30206 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#30206: 27.0.50; Minibuffer completion should not complete internal names
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:58:38 +0200

> From: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:09:05 +0100
> 
> C-h f abbrev TAB
> 
> You'll get completions for internal functions such as abbrev--describe.
> By default minibuffer completions shouldn't complete such internal
> names, as users aren't supposed to use them directly.

I disagree: "C-h f" is not only for users, it's also for developers.
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