GNU bug report logs - #36454
26.2.90; feature request - Insert char by hex tab completion or C-x 8 RET ffe <TAB>

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Message #78 received at 36454 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Sebastian Urban <mrsebastianurban <at> gmail.com>
Cc: van <at> scratch.space, 36454 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org,
 drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: RE: bug#36454: 26.2.90; feature request - Insert char by hex tab
 completion or C-x 8 RET ffe <TAB>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 16:35:03 +0000 (UTC)

> > what about (additional) variable which would control
> > completion style in this case, with values:
> > - name - default, completion in 'insert-char' would work like it
> >    works now,
> > - name-and-hex - completion in 'insert-char' would also complete hex
> >    codes and show everything in *Completions* window,
> >
> > or just t/nil instead of name/name-and-hex.
> 
> Could be OK.

Just what I said earlier:

  But yes, if you want to see _only_ code-point
  matches, and you want to type _only_ "f", say,
  then this might not be for you.  If you think
  this would be a problem for many people (I
  don't), you could make it an option, of course.
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