GNU bug report logs - #7499
Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions'

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:06:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Full log

View this message in rfc822 format

From: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 7499 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions'
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:02:40 -0500

On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Stefan Monnier
<monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> No need to defend that text; just use "buffer `*Completions*'" or
>> "window `*Completions*'" (depending on the context).
>
> I'd argue instead that there is no reason for that text to say where
> it's going to be displayed.

Once one has left the immediate locus of the `comint-*' callers it is
good to know
what/where these gals do their business.

> So I'd replace "List in help buffer sorted completions" with something
> like "Display sorted completions".

OK. It makes sense to leave from for future changes.
But, there is third party code that uses this feature:
Their users may deserve some consideration...

`slime-maybe-complete-as-filename'
 `-> `comint-replace-by-expanded-filename'
   `-> `comint-dynamic-complete-filename'
     `-> `comint-dynamic-complete-as-filename'
       `-> `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions'
         `-> `comint-dynamic-list-completions'

Do an occur for "slime-complete-*" in slime.el
Also, take a look at `slime-completions-buffer-name'.

I'm sure there are other non-core libs which make similar use of `comint-*'...

>        Stefan

--
/s_P\
This bug report was last modified 14 years and 224 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.