GNU bug report logs - #56171
Request for marking DEF entry when using completing-read

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: carlmarcos <at> tutanota.com

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: carlmarcos <at> tutanota.com
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "56171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <56171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#56171: Request for marking DEF entry when using
 completing-read
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:25:42 +0200 (CEST)

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Jun 23, 2022, 19:17 by drew.adams <at> oracle.com:

>> It would be valuable to mark the default entry
>> when users scroll through the options defined
>> for `completing-read` whenever a DEF is supplied.
>>
>
> I'm not sure what you mean.
>
> Is this about highlighting in `*Completions*' a
> completion that's the DEF?
>
Suppose one moves through the collection.  There is no way
that identifies the entry as being a designated DEF.


> Is it about selecting (as the active region) the
> DEF value when you insert it with `M-n'?
>
I think M-n ensured you are refering to DEF. 


> Something else?
>
> And is the request to be able do whatever-it-is
> _optionally_ or always?
>
Optionally is ok, but do not know the technical details.  I do not think
doing it always would be a bad thing.  



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