GNU bug report logs - #50667
Update ecomplete when used via standard UI

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Message #17 received at 50667 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 50667 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50667: Update ecomplete when used via standard UI
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:02:09 +0200

On Sun, 19 Sep 2021 at 17:10, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:

> Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>>>>     (setq message-mail-alias-type nil ;; or keep the default 'abbrev
>>>>           message-expand-name-standard-ui t)
>>>>
>>>> and an ecomplete database file, then everything works OOTB,
>>>
>>> Works in what way?
>>
>> If I hit TAB in an address field, my completion UI kicks in and I can
>> choose an address from the ecomplete database.
>
> I think that's a bug -- I don't see anything in the documentation of
> `message-expand-name-standard-ui' that says that that's going to use
> ecomplete?

Right, the docstring doesn't say anything but there is a NEWS entry
saying this is the intended behavior.

I've CCed Stefan, who introduced 'message-expand-name-standard-ui'.
Let's see what he says.

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