Subject: Re: bug#65348: INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read repeats same entry twice consecutively

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:49:38 +0300

> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:35:09 +0000
> From: Heime <[email-masked]>
> Cc: [email-masked]
> 
> So one is not supposed to have the value in COLLECTION if it has been specified
> in INITIAL ?

You _can_ have it there.  It does work.

> I find using INITIAL quite useful because the user sees something filled up.
> What is one to do instead ?  

Why do you need INITIAL?