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

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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#73511: closed (30.0.91; icomplete-vertical-mode TAB-key pops
 two completions windows)
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:20:02 +0000

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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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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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