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completing-read not allow cycling of the options by default

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From: uzibalqa <uzibalqa <at> proton.me>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 57163-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57163: completing-read not allow cycling of the options by default
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:07:36 +0000

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On Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 at 4:48 AM, Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support> wrote:


> * uzibalqa via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org [2022-08-14 19:16]:
>
> > Expecting the reading of entire chapters, and then having to
> > associate commands under different headings to different
> > functionalities is a failing strategy.
>
>
> Main obstacles in learning are misunderstood words. If there is any
> word you do not understand, ask for its meaning or try to find out its
> meaning, use dictionary, that way you may understand full sentences
> and its meanings.
>
> --
> Jean

Appropriate functionality should be discussed as soon as it becomes relevant, not at much later
stages.  For the Emacs Manual, I cannot see description of what keys are available for use with
the minibuffer, particularly for completing-read, where options are available but there is no
clear way to know what key can move through the options.  Keys for displaying history is quite
different from normal usage where there might not exist previous history.

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