GNU bug report logs - #5009
complete-symbol should probably not be bound in global-map

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:30:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 5009 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#5009: complete-symbol should probably not be bound in 
	global-map
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:21:27 +0100

On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 2:20 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> wrote:
>> But it is.
>
> _Why_ shouldn't it?
>
> What's the bug?


It fools people into believing there is a useful completion when there
in fact is none. What use is for example symbol completion in
css-mode, in php-mode etc?

It is better to tell the truth. Bind it to there-is-no-completion-here
(in a logic sense of course) in global map. Bind it to something
useful in major modes.
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