Re: icomplete-mode vs. iswitchb

[Alex Schroeder]

Strangely enough the default keybindings you mention (C-j, C-., C-,) are all 
undefined in my version of Emacs (24.3.1).

-- 
Typed on a tiny keyboard. Sorry for being terse.

On 05.12.2013, at 03:05, Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> wrote:

>>> 1. How to pick the first item on the list without typing a lot? I want
>>> to type a substring RET to pick the most recent buffer. With
>>> icomplete-mode I type t e s t TAB and get test*.
>> Why type TAB?
> 
> Oh, I think I understand.  You should hit C-j to select the
> first item.  If you prefer TAB, then do
> 
>  (define-key icomplete-minibuffer-map [?\t]
>              'minibuffer-force-complete-and-exit)
> 
>>> 2. How to quickly rotate through the list? I want to type t e s t C-s
>> C-. and C-,  (the logic behind those is that , and . are just below <
>> and > in the US keyboard).
> 
> Of course, you can also use C-s and C-r with something like:
> 
>  (define-key icomplete-minibuffer-map [?\C-s]
>              'icomplete-forward-completions)
>  (define-key icomplete-minibuffer-map [?\C-r]
>              'icomplete-backward-completions)
> 
> 
> -- Stefan
>