Subject: bug#49003: completion-list: vertical vs. horizontal

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:08:57 +0200 (CEST)

Can one use vertical completion similar to ivy now?

Have seen icomplete-vertical of Omar Antolín Camarena released in 2020.

Some improvements can be learned from ivy.  For instance, to have colour

highlighting on matches

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <[email-masked]>
Subject: bug#49003: completion-list: vertical vs. horizontal
Date: 15/06/2021 15:47:09 Europe/Paris
Cc: [email-masked]

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <[email-masked]> writes:

> LI> Isn't this the `completions-format' user option?
>
> OK please mention completions-format on
> (info "(emacs) Completion")
>
> And on C-h m mode help:
> Completion List mode defined in ‘simple.el’:
> Major mode for buffers showing lists of possible completions.
> Type RET in the completion list to select the completion near point.
> Or click to select one with the mouse....

Huh; the option isn't mentioned in the manuals at all. Odd.

Anyway, I've now done as you're suggesting in Emacs 28.

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