GNU bug report logs - #73820
31.0.50; [Feature Request]how to hide *Completions* buffer when icomplete-in-buffer is not nil

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Message #16 received at 73820-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: jixiuf <at> qq.com, 73820-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: Re: bug#73820: 31.0.50;
 [Feature Request]how to hide *Completions* buffer when
 icomplete-in-buffer is not nil
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:33:12 +0300

> Cc: 73820 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "jixiuf <at> qq.com" <jixiuf <at> qq.com>
> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:23:52 +0800
> 
> On Tue 15 Oct 2024 at 07:43pm +03, Juri Linkov wrote:
> 
> >> I would like to use `icomplete-mode`/`icomplete-vertical-mode` with
> >>
> >>  (setq icomplete-in-buffer t)
> >>
> >>  but I don't want to display the `*Completions*` buffer.
> >>
> >>  How about adding a new value for `completion-auto-help` to achieve this?
> >
> > As suggested in https://debbugs.gnu.org/67661#114
> > this is currently achievable by
> >
> >   (advice-add 'completion-at-point :after #'minibuffer-hide-completions)
> >
> > But adding a new option is also an option.
> 
> Right.  This is also stated in NEWS.

If this is important enough, it should be in the doc string.  So I've
now added this tip to the doc string, and I'm therefore closing this
bug.

Thanks.

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