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RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-: |
Date: |
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:12:21 -0700 |
> >>>> I think TAB should be bound to lisp-complete-symbol
> >>>> in M-x eval-expression, aka M-: .
> >> I think the only problem preventing this change is...
> >> When this is fixed, it makes sense to allow TAB to
> >> complete a lisp symbol...
> >
> > Uh, why? What's wrong with M-TAB or ESC TAB for Lisp symbol
> > completion, exactly as in a Lisp buffer? If it's good enough
> > for there, and it's always been good enough for here
> > (minibuffer) in the past, why change it?
>
> Two things:
>
> - M-TAB does not work when the window manager eats it breakfast
I said, "M-TAB or ESC TAB".
> - TAB is rather commonly used for completion (for example
> when reading file names in Emacs, in shells, hacks to use
> TAB for completions in Emacs are seen as positive by some Emacs users)
Did you read what I wrote? TAB can be used for some other, better completion
in M-: than symbol completion - completion that would be consistent with
other minibuffer completion (complete the whole input, then RET to enter).
An alternative use of TAB for M-: (besides completion) would be to let it do
what it does in Emacs-Lisp mode: indent. I prefer that binding, and I prefer
also adding other Lisp mode bindings to M-:. C-M-q would indent, C-j would
indent (and grow the minibuffer height), and so on.
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, (continued)
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/13
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Chong Yidong, 2008/03/13
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/13
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, paul r, 2008/03/14
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Juri Linkov, 2008/03/15
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/15
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/03/15
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, paul r, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Ralf Angeli, 2008/03/16
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/03/16
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Juri Linkov, 2008/03/15
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Andreas Schwab, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Andreas Schwab, 2008/03/16