Re: Annotating completion of labels

[Colin Baxter]

>>>>> Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org> writes:

    > Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:
    >> When I insert a \label then what's in the bracket is always a
    >> random alphanumeric, as in say \label{58f7161e}, and never some
    >> descriptive text.

    > Ok.

    >> Obviously I refer to the label with \ref{58f7161e}. This is done
    >> by hand; something which I don't find inconvenient because I
    >> think it is more important for me to know where and what is
    >> written in the text rather than ease of use.

    > I'd suggest you start using RefTeX.  RefTeX can be configured to
    > insert simple numbers after a prefix like 'eq:1' or 'sec:14'[1].
    > Then you use C-) to reference a label and RefTeX starts a
    > selection process incl. showing the text around the \label macro
    > etc., very convenient.

Yes I know about this, but I prefer my method.


    >> I envisaged that using your completion function would give me a
    >> choice of random numbers.

    > No, it gives you a list of already defined labels like 58f7161e
    > incl. context (aka annotation).

    >> Even if some run-on texts is included in the completion buffer
    >> then this still might not provide sufficient context for me to
    >> choose the completion accurately, especially if \label is some
    >> distance away in the text from the corresponding \ref.

    > My code relies solely on what RefTeX does: The text shown as
    > annotation is what RefTeX holds in memory as context around the
    > \label macro, and that can be configured.

    >> All this might seem inconsistent with my supposed "knowing the
    >> text" and I may have completely misunderstood what you propose.

    > I hope it is now more clear.

It is, thank you.

Best Wishes,

Colin Baxter.