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30.0.91; icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows

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From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.0.91; icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:41:57 +0000

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Hello,

When the icomplete-vertical-mode is on, pressing TAB to complete a
single option using find-file C-x C-f behaves as expected but pressing
TAB to select one of two options pops two completions windows and is
unexpected.

To retrace steps,

 1. open "emacs -Q"
 2. M-x icomplete-vertical-mode
 3. navigate with TAB completions after find-file C-x C-f

Say, I want to open the following using find-file C-x C-f

  /usr/src/external/gpl3/gcc/dist/gcc/configure

The directory /usr/src/external has two subdirectories gpl2 and gpl3.

at the point /usr/src/ex TAB completes the path to /usr/src/external/

at the point /usr/src/external/gp TAB completes the path to /usr/src/external/gpl

at the point /usr/src/external/gpl

C-n or C-p will move the highlight between gpl2 or gpl3 (See A)

pressing TAB pops a second *Completions* window (See B)

Expected behavior is for TAB to pick the highlighted directory and continue with path to file selection

=> http://sdf.org/~van.ly/img/emacs-30-0-91-pretest-icomplete-vertical-mode-buffer-A.jpeg A
=> http://sdf.org/~van.ly/img/emacs-30-0-91-pretest-icomplete-vertical-mode-buffer-B.jpeg B

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vl

Message #8 received at 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
Cc: 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73511: 30.0.91;
 icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:35:33 +0300

> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:41:57 +0000
> From:  Van Ly via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
>  1. open "emacs -Q"
>  2. M-x icomplete-vertical-mode
>  3. navigate with TAB completions after find-file C-x C-f
> 
> Say, I want to open the following using find-file C-x C-f
> 
>   /usr/src/external/gpl3/gcc/dist/gcc/configure
> 
> The directory /usr/src/external has two subdirectories gpl2 and gpl3.
> 
> at the point /usr/src/ex TAB completes the path to /usr/src/external/
> 
> at the point /usr/src/external/gp TAB completes the path to /usr/src/external/gpl
> 
> at the point /usr/src/external/gpl
> 
> C-n or C-p will move the highlight between gpl2 or gpl3 (See A)
> 
> pressing TAB pops a second *Completions* window (See B)
> 
> Expected behavior is for TAB to pick the highlighted directory and continue with path to file selection
> 
> => http://sdf.org/~van.ly/img/emacs-30-0-91-pretest-icomplete-vertical-mode-buffer-A.jpeg A
> => http://sdf.org/~van.ly/img/emacs-30-0-91-pretest-icomplete-vertical-mode-buffer-B.jpeg B

There are no 2 *Completions* windows.  Instead, you have one
*Completions* window and the list of completions in the mini-window.

I think this is the intended behavior, and see no bug here.

Message #11 received at 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73511: 30.0.91;
 icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:05:44 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:41:57 +0000
>> From:  Van Ly via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>>  
>> at the point /usr/src/external/gp TAB completes the path to /usr/src/external/gpl
>> 
>> at the point /usr/src/external/gpl
>> 
>> C-n or C-p will move the highlight between gpl2 or gpl3 (See A)
>> 
>> pressing TAB pops a second *Completions* window (See B)
>> 
>> Expected behavior is for TAB to pick the highlighted directory and continue with path to file selection
>> 
>
> There are no 2 *Completions* windows.  Instead, you have one
> *Completions* window and the list of completions in the mini-window.
>
> I think this is the intended behavior, and see no bug here.
>

On reaching the point in the path /usr/src/external/gpl highlighting
either gpl2 or gpl3 in the only 1 *Completions* window and pressing C-j
will enter dired mode for that directory.

Pressing TAB at that point on either highlighted alternatives duplicates
the *Completions* window resulting in 2 *Completions* windows.  And, as
far as I know the user has to mouse select from the duplicated window.

The intended behavior is to get to the target configure file preferably
without needing to mouse point in the second *Completions* window, TAB
would select from the inferred highlighted option.

-- 
vl

Message #14 received at 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
Cc: 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73511: 30.0.91;
 icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:55:33 +0300

> From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
> Cc: 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:05:44 +0000
> 
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > There are no 2 *Completions* windows.  Instead, you have one
> > *Completions* window and the list of completions in the mini-window.
> >
> > I think this is the intended behavior, and see no bug here.
> >
> 
> On reaching the point in the path /usr/src/external/gpl highlighting
> either gpl2 or gpl3 in the only 1 *Completions* window and pressing C-j
> will enter dired mode for that directory.
> 
> Pressing TAB at that point on either highlighted alternatives duplicates
> the *Completions* window resulting in 2 *Completions* windows.  And, as
> far as I know the user has to mouse select from the duplicated window.

No, you can select with C-j or with M-TAB.

> The intended behavior is to get to the target configure file preferably
> without needing to mouse point in the second *Completions* window, TAB
> would select from the inferred highlighted option.

No, in Icomplete mode TAB does not select.  I suggest to read the
"Icomplete" node in the Emacs user manual, it explains how to use this
mode.

Message #17 received at 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73511: 30.0.91;
 icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:58:41 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> 
>> Pressing TAB at that point on either highlighted alternatives duplicates
>> the *Completions* window resulting in 2 *Completions* windows.  And, as
>> far as I know the user has to mouse select from the duplicated window.
>
> No, you can select with C-j or with M-TAB.
>

I see, M-TAB is the behavior I intend.  C-j goes to dired mode for the
highlighted directory.

>> The intended behavior is to get to the target configure file preferably
>> without needing to mouse point in the second *Completions* window, TAB
>> would select from the inferred highlighted option.
>
> No, in Icomplete mode TAB does not select.  I suggest to read the
> "Icomplete" node in the Emacs user manual, it explains how to use this
> mode.
>

Yes, I should read it.  Thanks.

-- 
vl

Message #22 received at 73511-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
Cc: 73511-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73511: 30.0.91;
 icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops two completions windows
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:19:12 +0300

> From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> sdf.org>
> Cc: 73511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:58:41 +0000
> 
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> 
> >> Pressing TAB at that point on either highlighted alternatives duplicates
> >> the *Completions* window resulting in 2 *Completions* windows.  And, as
> >> far as I know the user has to mouse select from the duplicated window.
> >
> > No, you can select with C-j or with M-TAB.
> >
> 
> I see, M-TAB is the behavior I intend.  C-j goes to dired mode for the
> highlighted directory.
> 
> >> The intended behavior is to get to the target configure file preferably
> >> without needing to mouse point in the second *Completions* window, TAB
> >> would select from the inferred highlighted option.
> >
> > No, in Icomplete mode TAB does not select.  I suggest to read the
> > "Icomplete" node in the Emacs user manual, it explains how to use this
> > mode.
> >
> 
> Yes, I should read it.  Thanks.

No further comments, so I'm now closing this bug.

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