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23.1.50; lisp-complete-symbol erases text

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1.50; lisp-complete-symbol erases text
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:08:36 +0200 (CEST)

Recipe:  Prepare buffer *scratch* as follows

=== Buffer *scratch* =======================================
;; This buffer is for notes you don't want to save, and for Lisp evaluation.
;; If you want to create a file, visit that file with C-x C-f,
;; then enter the text in that file's own buffer.

(symbol
============================================================

Put point after "(symbol", hit M-TAB (or M-x lisp-complete-symbol) and
in buffer *Completions*  click with mouse-2 on "symbolp".  The buffer
looks now as follows:

=== Buffer *scratch* =======================================
symbolp
============================================================

The problem does not depend on the particular buffer (same problem in
Emacs-Lisp mode buffers) and the particular word to be completed.

The problem does not appear with lisp.el.~1.103~, the version before
the following change:

2009-08-30  Stefan Monnier  <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

	* emacs-lisp/lisp.el (lisp-complete-symbol): Use minibuffer-complete.

Message #10 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
Cc: 4699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4699: 23.1.50; lisp-complete-symbol erases text
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:14:40 -0400

> Put point after "(symbol", hit M-TAB (or M-x lisp-complete-symbol) and
> in buffer *Completions*  click with mouse-2 on "symbolp".  The buffer
> looks now as follows:

> === Buffer *scratch* =======================================
> symbolp
> ============================================================

I hate completion-base-size!


        Stefan "working on a patch"

Message #20 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
Cc: 4699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4699: 23.1.50; lisp-complete-symbol erases text
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:51:00 -0400

>> Put point after "(symbol", hit M-TAB (or M-x lisp-complete-symbol) and
>> in buffer *Completions*  click with mouse-2 on "symbolp".  The buffer
>> looks now as follows:
>> === Buffer *scratch* =======================================
>> symbolp
>> ============================================================
> I hate completion-base-size!

I've installed a set of changes which I believe will finally eliminate
all these kinds of bugs (mostly by replacing completion-base-size by
a new completion-base-position variable).


        Stefan

Message #30 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 4699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4699: 23.1.50; lisp-complete-symbol erases text
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:22:56 +0200 (CEST)

> I hate completion-base-size!

Lucky me:  I have never met it in person.

> I've installed a set of changes

Wow, looks like you have changed the bigger part of Emacs.

The original problem is fixed for me.


        Markus "who believes in a bug-free Emacs"

Message #40 received at 4699-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Markus Rost <rost <at> math.uni-bielefeld.de>
Subject: Re: bug#4699: 23.1.50; lisp-complete-symbol erases text
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:32:17 -0400

>> I hate completion-base-size!
> Lucky me:  I have never met it in person.

As a matter of fact you have, as is witnessed by your bug-report.
You just didn't know its name.

>> I've installed a set of changes
> Wow, looks like you have changed the bigger part of Emacs.

I just have too much time, too little to do.

> The original problem is fixed for me.

Thank you for confirming,

>         Markus "who believes in a bug-free Emacs"

Heretic!


        Stefan

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