GNU bug report logs - #64656
29.0.91; Doc of minibuffer histories and completing-read - automatic addition of completions to DEFAULT list

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Message #83 received at 64656 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 64656 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
 drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#64656: 29.0.91; Doc of minibuffer histories and
 completing-read - automatic addition of completions to DEFAULT list
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:17:29 +0200

> The problem reported by this bug report is that the order is random by
> `C-h v M-n M-n' because it uses obarray.  There is no such problem for
> `C-x C-f M-n M-n' because the list of default values is truncated
> explicitly in `read-file-name-default' by
>
>   (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
>       (lambda ()
>         (setq-local minibuffer-default-add-function
>           ...
>
> So maybe to use the same to truncate the list of default values
> for `C-h f', `C-h v', `C-h o'?

But alas, this won't work for e.g. `C-h w', `C-h S',
and other obarray completions.

So it's a lose-lose situation.

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