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[PATCH] Allow limiting the size of *Completions*

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Message #52 received at 74561 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: sbaugh <at> catern.com, juri <at> linkov.net, dmitry <at> gutov.dev, joaotavora <at> gmail.com,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 74561 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#74561: [PATCH] Allow limiting the size of *Completions*
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:05:09 -0500

> In the process, I realized that this optimization doesn't help
> completions-format=vertical without a lot of effort, since that fills
> the entire first column before continuing to the second column.

FWIW, maybe we should change this behavior so instead of filling
column-by-column we fill line-by-line.

When the result completely fits in the *Completions* window, the current
behavior is arguably superior (assuming alphabetical sorting: it tends
to make it easier to see the common prefixes), but for longer
completion lists I don't like it very much.


        Stefan

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