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: charles <at> aurox.ch (Charles A. Roelli)
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 20:24:57 +0100

> 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.

How do you define "internal functions", and who says users can't use
them?  If that is indeed true, it should be written in big letters
somewhere.

See also Bug#29876, which is about clarifying the "internal function"
idea.
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