GNU bug report logs - #49931
28.0.50; `choose-completion' submits incorrect string when minibuffer content changes after creation of the *Completions* buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Visuwesh <visuwesh <at> tutanota.com>

Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 20:37:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 29.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Visuwesh <visuwesh <at> tutanota.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 49931 <49931 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#49931: 28.0.50; `choose-completion' submits incorrect string when minibuffer content changes after creation of the *Completions* buffer
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2021 09:31:12 +0200 (CEST)
8 Aug 2021, 12:44 by eliz <at> gnu.org:

> In particular, depending on the context of the completion, typing
> more stuff after selecting a candidate is what is actually needed, so
> ignoring that would break valid use cases.

Indeed, this makes sense when selecting a candidate that does not exit
the minibuffer, like `find-file'.  I, for one, do not think that the
current behaviour of `choose-completion' wherein it completely ignores
whatever typed after the creation of the *Completions* buffer is
unexpected when it comes to commands like `describe-function' which
exits the minibuffer upon selecting the candidate.


> Therefore I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one. I
> see no bug in the behavior you described. If it looks misleading to
> you, you will have to get used to it.

If the above still does not convince you, then we will have to agree
to disagree.





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