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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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: cyd <at> stupidchicken.com, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 9591 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9591: 24.0.50; buffer name completion
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:03:52 -0400

    The suggestion is that if you type `C-x b SPC foo TAB', you will then
    see all buffers that have names containing the substring "foo", no
    matter whether they have a leading space or not.

That seems like a reasonable thing for substring completion to do
on buffer names.  I think substring completion should not be enabled
for buffer names by default, since it is too wild in its behavior.


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