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27.1; fido-mode completion don't accept empty string nor matching substring

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Message #14 received at 43774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen <at> iki.fi>
Cc: 43774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Protesilaos Stavrou <info <at> protesilaos.com>
Subject: Re: bug#43774: 27.1; fido-mode completion don't accept empty string
 nor matching substring
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:09:09 +0200

Teemu Likonen <tlikonen <at> iki.fi> writes:

> * 2020-10-04 10:18:34+03, Protesilaos Stavrou wrote:
>
>> Try to use C-j (icomplete-force-complete-and-exit) to insert a
>> substring that is not part of the list of candidates.
>
> It doesn't work with my test cases. C-j in fido-mode selects the current
> option, not the typed (sub)string.

Yes, there seems to be no way to select the empty string in fido-mode
with C-j, as far as I can tell (with your test case).

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