GNU bug report logs - #9591
Buffer substring completion matches hidden buffers.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:29:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 9591 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: cyd <at> stupidchicken.com, 9591 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9591: 24.0.50; buffer name completion
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:52:01 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

> There is supposed to be a simple way.  You type a space at the beginning
> of the minibuffer in order to specify these buffers.

That works for the simple completion, but not for the partial completion
or ido completion.

But if the latter two were to treat initial spaces specially (to mean
just "include hidden buffers"), and then do partial/ido completion, that
would be great.

That is, if you have a buffer called " *thing*", `C-x b SPC ing TAB'
would complete to the " *thing*" buffer.

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