Re: Who uses "complete word" (aka SPC) in the minibuffer and how/why

[Stefan Monnier]

>>>>> "Magnus" == Magnus Henoch <address@hidden> writes:

> I use it with M-x, especially when I want to run a command that is
> shadowed by a shorter one, e.g. customize-variable (shadowed by
> customize) and mail-add-payment-async (shadowed by mail-add-payment).
> At the end of the common part I hit SPC to get completion of the longer
> command.

> I could do this with the sequence TAB and '-' too, but that would be one
> extra keypress.

>>>>> "Bastien" == Bastien  <address@hidden> writes:

> I hardly use it.  

> My only use is this one: in org-mode, when trying to refile a headline
> under another one, `minibuffer-completion' offers a list displaying all
> headlines, with a slash to indicate the hierarchy:

> Headline with a title
> Headline/Subheadline1
> Headline/Subheadline2
> Headline/Subheadline3
> Headline2/Subheadline2.1
> Headline2/Subheadline2.2
> Headline2/Subheadline2.3

> TAB  after Headline will always offer the complete list, whereas SPC
> will jump to the heading "Heading with a title".

I notice that both uses are in "must-match" completions.
Maybe we should remove the SPC binding from
minibuffer-local-completion-map to minibuffer-local-must-match-map.

In any case, it does help me understand the intention behind
the command.


        Stefan