GNU bug report logs - #34622
Find file prompt should indicate sole completion by appending a blank

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:41:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34622 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#34622: Find file prompt should indicate sole completion by appending a blank
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:20:30 +0800

EZ> Which command did that?  "C-x C-f" shows just the directory, so
EZ> there's no question of completions with the initial prompt.  The
EZ> situation you describe is thus not entirely clear.
>> 
>> $ touch /tmp/zzz #new plain file
>> C-x C-f /tmp/zzz

EZ> But in this case, the first TAB already says "Sole completion", as you
EZ> wanted...

Nope: See, needed two tabs!:

 C-x C-f [find-file]
 / [self-insert-command]
 t [self-insert-command]
 m [self-insert-command]
 <tab> [minibuffer-complete]
 z [self-insert-command]
 z [self-insert-command]
 <tab> [minibuffer-complete]
 <tab> [minibuffer-complete]
 C-h l [view-lossage]
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