GNU bug report logs - #74617
30.0.92; ffap-menu always displays the *Completions* buffer

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:03:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.92

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 74617 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74617: 30.0.92; ffap-menu always displays the *Completions* buffer
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:13:45 +0100

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

>> It also calls `minibuffer-completion-help' which belongs to the default
>> completion UI but not strictly to the abstract `completing-read' API.
>
> Maybe `minibuffer-completion-help` should call
> a `minibuffer-completion-help-function`, so that it shows the help using
> the user's favorite UI?

Yes, this was one of the proposals I made. However this has a downside.
It always prevents displaying the *Completions* buffer, while sometimes
it may be desired to open it on demand.

Daniel
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