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bug#12331: 24.1; completing-read when COLLECTION has exactly one element
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
bug#12331: 24.1; completing-read when COLLECTION has exactly one element |
Date: |
Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:47:16 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I merely suggest that there are scenarios where shortcutting the
> invocation of the minibuffer can be reasonable.
Yes, there's doubt it can be a good idea.
> And I hope you don't mind we give this a try for the particular
> example of ibuffer-switch-to-saved-filter-groups described in my
> previous email.
By all means, go for it.
> The least questionable examples are, in my opinion, those cases where
> the elements in the list COLLECTION reflect a choice the user made
> earlier (such as COLLECTION being a user variable defaulting to nil).
There are also all the cases where the consequences of the choice are
all harmless (e.g. the command can easily be undone afterwards).
Stefan