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

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Message #35 received at 65459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Heime
 <heimeborgia <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 "65459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <65459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#65459: completing-read INITIAL-VALUE unaware of
 COLLECTION and REQUIRE-MATCH
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:44:10 +0000

> [ BTW, to me the main benefit of a new function is that we could try
>   and make it so that the user can choose between a UI where the default
>   is not inserted in the initial minibuffer (as in the above code), or
>   one where it is (presumably pre-selected so you can delete it with
>   a simple DEL), as is common in many other applications.  ]

FWIW, this is what Icicles offers (since the beginning).

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Customization_and_General_Tips#icicle-default-value

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