GNU bug report logs - #8492
23.3; Time to use a different binding for completion?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:27:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 23.3

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Message #23 received at 8492 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8492 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Subject: Re: bug#8492: 23.3; Time to use a different binding for completion?
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:46:13 -0300

>>>> Is it therefore time to admit defeat and find an alternative binding for
>>>> completion functions, even if it’s an extra binding rather than simply a
>>>> different one?
>>> TAB can do completion if you (setq tab-always-indent 'complete).
>> Thanks for the tip, I'll try that.
> The idea is nice, but there is perhaps a problem with the current
> implementation: There are many ways to complete in Emacs.

It's not the ultimate solution, no.  I'm not sure what "other choices"
you're thinking of, but I know that for some major modes, mixing
completion and indentation via (setq tab-always-indent 'complete) is not
really an option (e.g. Python where TAB cycles through various
indentation levels).


        Stefan
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