GNU bug report logs - #78815
31.0.50; completions truncated

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: m43cap <at> yandex.com
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 78815-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78815: 31.0.50; completions truncated
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:40:02 +0300

> Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de
> From: Colin Baxter <m43cap <at> yandex.com>
> Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:15:23 +0100
> 
> 
> >>>>> Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors <Michael> writes:
>     >> Colin Baxter <m43cap <at> yandex.com> writes:
>     >>>>> This part has not been clear to me so far: you scroll the
>     >>>>> completions buffer with the mouse.
> 
>     >>> That is strictly correct, but I need to clarify it.
>     >>> 
>     >>> 1. If I use the mouse to put the cursor in the completion
>     >>> buffer, I can then use either C-v or the down arrow to move down
>     >>> the buffer. In both cases, I see the button.
>     >>> 
>     >>> 2. The only route I have found in order not to see the button is
>     >>> to use multiple <TAB>.
> 
>     >> Thanks.
> 
>     >> AFAIU, this is expected given the current design.  Do we want to
>     >> fix this?
> 
>     >> My personal opinion is that we could indeed improve the user
>     >> experience here, since scrolling the completions using the
>     >> ordinary scroll commands is something that people just will try.
>     >> Could this be improved so that the result would work reliably?
> 
>     > I have no strong option. Perhaps it would be enough to suggest
>     > that using tabs in future would eliminate the button?
> 
> Perhaps this should now be closed as `not a bug'?

No further comments, so I'm now closing this bug.

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