GNU bug report logs - #77649
[PATCH] Add support for updating *Completions* as you type

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From: sbaugh <at> catern.com
To: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>, 77649 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: bug#77649: [PATCH] Add support for updating *Completions* as you type
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:33:28 +0000 (UTC)

Spencer Baugh <sbaugh <at> janestreet.com> writes:

> Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:
>
>>> Add support for updating the *Completions* buffer as you type,
>>> controlled by a new completion metadata symbol 'eager-update and
>>> new defcustom completion-eager-update.
>>>
>>> You can configure a completion category to update *Completions*
>>> as you type by setting completion-category-overrides
>>> appropriately; or set completion-eager-update to t to always
>>> update *Completions* as you type.
>>>
>>> This is similar to the recently added completion-eager-display.
>>
>> Thanks, now finally we'll have this long-needed feature.

Hi, have you gotten a chance to try this out?

I have been running this for several completion categories at my site
and have had no complaints.

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