GNU bug report logs - #78944
31.0.50; Minibuffer completion

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Message #8 received at 78944 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 78944 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78944: 31.0.50; Minibuffer completion
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:12:09 +0300

> From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:41:30 +0200
> 
> Starting from 'emacs -Q', type this:
>   M-x a u - f i - m o <TAB>
> 
> When I do it here, the minibuffer text completes to 'auto-fil-mode'
> and the cursor goes just after the 'l'.
> 
> But, if I type '?' at that point, I see that 'auto-fill-mode' is the
> only completion alternative available.  And '<TAB>' picks it as
> expected.
> 
> So, why didn't the initial <TAB> pick the only possible completion alternative?

Stefan, any ideas?

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