GNU bug report logs - #65459
completing-read INITIAL-VALUE unaware of COLLECTION and REQUIRE-MATCH

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Heime <heimeborgia <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:05:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Heime <heimeborgia <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>, 65459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#65459: completing-read INITIAL-VALUE unaware of COLLECTION and REQUIRE-MATCH
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 08:44:14 -0400

> The function "mynew-completing-read", is that something users have to write and use
> or would it be provided by emacs release ?

"mynew-completing-read" stands for the name of the replacement of `completing-read`.

> Why the preference for a function,

What would you use instead?

> would its use enhance what to do with it.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by that.


        Stefan
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