GNU bug report logs - #36554
27.0.50; Wishlist: `insert-char' should have better completion

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 17:20:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

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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Message #33 received at 36554 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 36554 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36554: 27.0.50;
 Wishlist: `insert-char' should have better completion
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:55:59 +0200

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

>> That helps, but ido (and friends) do completion based on words, while
>> that will also get TRIANGLE, etc...
>
> There is word-based ‘partial-completion’ in completion-styles-alist.

Ah, right, so (setq completion-styles '(partial-completion basic emacs22))
gets me the method that I wanted.

Thanks!

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