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Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-: |
Date: |
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:32:36 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.92 (gnu/linux) |
"paul r" <address@hidden> writes:
> Emacs seems to have a consistent behaviour regarding TAB and
> completion, i.e : Almost everywhere, TAB triggers completion when :
> - indentation does not make sens
> - tabulation char is unlikely to make sens
>
> For exemple, TAB triggers completion in find-file. I think TAB should
> be bound to lisp-complete-symbol in M-x eval-expression, aka M-: .
>
> Hope everybody agree and this will be widely considered as a simple
> yet positive change.
ISTR this being discussed on this list at some point in the past, but
don't remember the details.
At first glance, it seems like a definite win to rebind TAB to symbol
completion. Any anyone point out a usage pattern where the old
binding of TAB is preferable?
- Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, paul r, 2008/03/13
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/03/13
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/13
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:,
Chong Yidong <=
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/13
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, paul r, 2008/03/14
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Juri Linkov, 2008/03/15
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/15
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2008/03/15
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, paul r, 2008/03/16
- Re: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Ralf Angeli, 2008/03/16
- RE: Usability suggestion : completion for M-:, Drew Adams, 2008/03/16