GNU bug report logs - #61283
29.0.60; pcomplete-completions-at-point loses text properties, breaking pcomplete-from-help annotations

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 61283 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel <at> gmail.com>, liuhui1610 <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#61283: 29.0.60; pcomplete-completions-at-point loses text properties, breaking pcomplete-from-help annotations
Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 09:30:28 -0400

> ... since getting a 100% reliable solution here might take quite a bit more
> work than I thought, how about a not-quite-100% hack? Instead of
> propertizing the first character of each candidate, propertize the *last*
> character (or the entire string?). That won't get thrown out quite
> so easily.

I'll see your "last char" and raise you a "the whole string" (and then
use the property on the first char where it's found, using
`next-single-property-change`)?


        Stefan

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