GNU bug report logs - #57423
Completions Buffer requiring window switching or mouse activity

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: uzibalqa <uzibalqa <at> proton.me>
Cc: wilnerthomas <at> tutanota.com, 57423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57423: Completions Buffer requiring window switching or mouse activity
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:01:40 +0300

> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:21:37 +0000
> From: uzibalqa <uzibalqa <at> proton.me>
> Cc: wilnerthomas <at> tutanota.com, 57423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > . in Emacs 29, you can type M-<UP> and M-<DOWN> arrow keys to select
> > 
> > the candidates
> 
> So I get to see one by one in the minibuffer itself before hitting RET?

Yes.

> > > An effective way that improves the frequent minibuffer activity (e.g. icomplete lets user
> > > select a completion without having to smitch windows), emacs can automatically switch
> > > to the completions buffer so one can get to a possible selection using the arrow keys.
> > 
> > 
> > In Emacs 29, there's a new variable 'completion-auto-select', which
> > does precisely that.
> 
> Sounds sufficient.

So can this bug be closed as resolved?

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