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

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Message #95 received at 65459 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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: Re: bug#65459: completing-read INITIAL-VALUE unaware of COLLECTION
 and REQUIRE-MATCH
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:40:05 -0400

> Additionally, let's have minibuffer prefilling as part of the design
> without any discouragement or encouragement regarding its use.
> I like it, others don't like it.

This last sentence is key: it should not be a choice of the caller of the
function, but should depend on the configuration of the UI instead.

Using DEFault makes this customization possible.  Using INITIAL-INPUT
does not.


        Stefan

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