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31; completing-read-multiple: Add prompt indicator

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From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 76028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#76028: 31; completing-read-multiple: Add prompt indicator
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:57:31 +0100

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Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

>> Another more tricky approach would be to attach text properties to
>> crm-separator which carry the additional data. This would be backward-
>> and forward-compatible also for third-party code, but maybe not very
>> elegant. What do you think?
>
> Although text properties are not customizable, this should not be
> a problem for third-party packages.  And crm-separator is a variable,
> not a defcustom.
>
>>>> Another possibility might be to use the completion category and the
>>>> separator string and convert that to an example, e.g., category face
>>>> would yield the prompt "Describe face (face1,face2,...):".
>>>
>>> Maybe then it's possible to provide the separator and its description
>>> in the metadata?
>>
>> This would be more intrusive. Also the question is if the crm-separator
>> is truly bound to the completion table, or if it should be possible to
>> reuse the same table with different separators.
>
> Then it's possible to override the separator.  But anyway it seems
> text properties are the least intrusive approach.

It seems so. The patch gets quite short. I have attached the updated
patch to this mail.

Daniel

[0001-completing-read-multiple-CRM-indication-and-prompt-c.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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