Re: [PATCH] (icomplete-vertical-mode): Add support for affixations and, annotations

[João Távora]

Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de> writes:

> On 5/25/21 1:04 AM, João Távora wrote:

> Okay, but I hope in the final design the `affixation-function` is gone
> now or we can agree on a reworked `affixation-function` as a successor
> which aims to replace the `annotation-function`. But ending up with an
> augmented `annotation-function` and the new `affixation-function` is
> quite obviously chaos.

Maybe, but is it more chaotic than the current situation?  There are
already two different ways to achieve the same purpose.

> This should be avoided. Of course it is fine if Juri continues to
> rework the `affixation-function` he introduced and you rework the
> `annotation-function` to your liking. But in the end there should be
> some agreement which proposal to take!

I agree that a single point would be nice to have, but we can't get rid
of annotation-function because it's been here for a good long while.
And affixation function has some drawbacks.  So one of:

(1) fix affixation-function's drawbacks (i.e. make it a function of a
    single completion)

(2) introduce a new function, call it decoration-function of
    foobarbazing-function

(3) improve annotation-function's capabilities.

I'm fine with any of these.

João