Re: completing-read-function variable for completing-read

[Juri Linkov]

>> > >> How about having `completing-read' just call a
>> > >> `completing-read-function' variable if non-nil?
>> > >> This is the same thing that `read-file-name' does, with
>> > >> `read-file-name-function'.
>> > >
>> > > It sounds useful to authors of Emacs extensions and might even be
>> > > useful directly for end users, letting them decide what
>> > > completing-read function they feel like using on any
>> > > particular day.
>> >
>> > I agree. Is there any reason not to add completing-read-function?
>>
>> No one has objected to the idea.
>> Could someone please implement this?
>
> Any news on this?

Let's wait when Stefan moves completing-read to minibuffer.el and then
just add (if completing-read-function (funcall completing-read-function ;-)

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Juri Linkov
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