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Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*
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Masatake YAMATO |
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Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions* |
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Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:55:10 +0900 (JST) |
> >That could be a clever idea. Others: do you like this feature?
> >
> >
> IMHO it would be better with a highlighting like the one in incremental
> search, i.e. highlight the part of the possible completions that match
> what is in the minibuffer. It gives the same information to the user,
> but is more familiar.
I also implemented a version which highlights the common perfix string
in completions. And I felt that the visual feedback is too strong.
The situation is similar to incremental search a space; all the spaces
are highlighted in the buffer; too many part of a buffer is highlighted.
The user may feel where one's eyes focus on in the completions buffer.
I also implemented a version which drops shadow on the common perfix
string in completions. Dropping shadow means put a face which
foreground is dark gray on the string. I felt that it is just indistinct.
Putting bold face on a character has good balance between too much
highlighting and indistinct representation.
>From my view, Using box face property or underline face property may
be good...but I have not tried yet.
Should I provide all versions and make them choose-able?
- Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Masatake YAMATO, 2004/03/21
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Lars Hansen, 2004/03/22
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Richard Stallman, 2004/03/22
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Masatake YAMATO, 2004/03/23
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Kim F. Storm, 2004/03/23
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Stefan Monnier, 2004/03/23
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Kim F. Storm, 2004/03/23
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Masatake YAMATO, 2004/03/23
- Re: Emphasize the character to be typed next in *Completions*, Miles Bader, 2004/03/24