RE: inputting characters by hexadigit

[Drew Adams]

> > >> > >> How about having `completing-read' just call a
> > >> > >> `completing-read-function' variable if non-nil?
> > >> > >> This is the same thing that `read-file-name' does,
> > >> > >> with `read-file-name-function'.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > It sounds useful to authors of Emacs extensions and 
> > >> > > might even be useful directly for end users, letting
> > >> > > them decide what completing-read function they feel
> > >> > > like using on any particular day.
> > >> >
> > >> > I agree. Is there any reason not to add 
> > >> > completing-read-function?
> > >>
> > >> No one has objected to the idea.
> > >> Could someone please implement this?
> > 
> > Let's wait when Stefan moves completing-read to 
> > minibuffer.el and then just add
> > (if completing-read-function
> >     (funcall completing-read-function ;-)


SM> I'm not opposed to such a change, but I have other things
SM> to do. So if someone else wants to install such a thing,
SM> he should go right ahead.

I hope someone will please do that. Thanks.