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27.2; [Eglot] Don't bind `completion-styles' buffer locally?

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Message #11 received at 48073 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com>, 48073 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#48073: 27.2; [Eglot] Don't bind `completion-styles' buffer
 locally?
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:37:58 -0400

>> Binding `completion-styles' buffer locally can lead to problems on
>> alternative completion UIs, say if the minibuffer is involved (this used
>> to happen with Consult's compeltion in region until recently).

Indeed; another reason it's problematic is that it's a user-config, so
changing it programatically will sooner or later interfere in
undesirable ways.

>> It seems that a more appropriate way to override the completion style
>> would be to include a category in the completion table metadata, and add
>> a corresponding entry to `completion-category-defaults', which can be
>> done globally.

That's right.  The advantage being also that the user can additionally
override that default style with `completion-category-overrides'.


        Stefan

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