GNU bug report logs - #9598
C-x b completion should also display current buffer.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:36:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 12916

Found in versions 23.0, 24.0.50, 24.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #39 received at 9598 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 9598 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9598: 24.0.50; completion goes too far
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:25:39 -0400

> However, listing the available completions is a different issue.
> Omitting the current buffer there is not beneficial; it only gives
> the user less useful information.  There, the current buffer
> should be included.

Yes, that's what I meant by:

   It's somewhat difficult to distinguish the "all-completions for display"
   case from the "all-completions for completion" in the existing
   completion framework.
   But I'll see how we can get that behavior.


-- Stefan
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