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bug#43774: 27.1; fido-mode completion don't accept empty string nor matc
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Protesilaos Stavrou |
Subject: |
bug#43774: 27.1; fido-mode completion don't accept empty string nor matching substring |
Date: |
Sun, 04 Oct 2020 10:18:34 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
On 2020-10-03, 09:30 +0300, Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> wrote:
> Emacs fido-mode (which is part of icomplete-mode) implements minibuffer
> completion system which offers quick and easy way to choose one of the
> available options. However, sometimes user needs to enter a different
> substring which is not any of the available options. Sometimes even
> empty string is needed. This seems to be impossible in fido-mode. The
> following example demonstrates the empty string problem.
>
> [..]
Hi Teemu,
Try to use C-j (icomplete-force-complete-and-exit) to insert a substring
that is not part of the list of candidates.
A simple reproducible recipe (I am on Emacs 28.0.50):
+ Start 'emacs -Q'
+ In the scratch buffer first evaluate:
(fido-mode 1)
+ Then evaluate:
(insert
(completing-read "Test arbitrary input: " '(one two three)))
+ Instead of selecting among {one,two,three} you can type any string,
such as "test" and add it with C-j. Your input shall be inserted at
point.
This should work for a substring, but I am not sure it does for an empty
string.
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Protesilaos Stavrou
protesilaos.com