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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 74408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Cc: 74408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74408: 30.0.92; FR: Add a function
 completion-list-candidate-at-point
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:46:08 -0500

> 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.


        Stefan
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