GNU bug report logs - #48764
mini-buffer completion

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Message #15 received at 48764 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: jaime.escalante <at> gmx.com
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 48764 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48764: mini-buffer completion
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 17:54:51 +0200

How about mini-buffer entries that require user writing a string.  How would
a user figure out what to do?

Is there any information about basic navigation keys for mini-buffer input in the manual?

> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 at 3:39 AM
> From: "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> To: jaime.escalante <at> gmx.com
> Cc: 48764 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Subject: Re: bug#48764: mini-buffer completion
>
> jaime.escalante <at> gmx.com writes:
>
> > But the mini-buffer does not provide the user with any indication that
> > he can use the "up" and "down" keys to navigate a list of settings.
> > It would be beneficial to introduce some kind of glyph or indicator in
> > the mini-buffer to make the user aware that arrow keys can be used,
> > and be described in the manual.
>
> It should not come as a surprise that basic navigation keys allow you to
> navigate basically.
>
> Closing.
>
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
>    bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
>

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