GNU bug report logs - #74408
30.0.92; FR: Add a function completion-list-candidate-at-point

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>

Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:11:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 30.0.92

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 74408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74408: 30.0.92; FR: Add a function completion-list-candidate-at-point
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:06:18 +0100

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Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> Emacs 31 comes with the internal function
>> `completions--start-of-candidate-at' in simple.el, which returns the
>> position of the completion candidate at point in the completions buffer.
>> I propose to replace this function with a slightly improved version,
>> which returns the candidate string in addition to the candidate bounds.
>> It could be made part of the public API:
>
> Sounds fine to me.

Thanks. Patch attached.

Daniel


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