GNU bug report logs - #74561
[PATCH] Allow limiting the size of *Completions*

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>

Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:26:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: "dmitry <at> gutov.dev" <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>, "74561 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <74561 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#74561: [PATCH] Allow limiting the size of *Completions*
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:36:10 +0000

> > +(defcustom completions-list-max 10000
> > +  "Maximum number of completions for `minibuffer-completion-help' to
> list.
> 
> 10000 is too small default value.  I often use 'C-x 8 RET TAB'
> to browse the full list of 50866 Unicode characters
> and use Isearch to find a character by name.  And it's quite fast -
> usually takes only 1-2 seconds to show the completion list.

Why have a count as default?  The option I
have (`icicle-max-candidates') has default
value `nil', meaning there's no limit by
default.
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