Re: Backward completions

[Lennart Borgman]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Juri Linkov <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> The following patch binds <backtab> to `minibuffer-complete-backward'
>>>
>>> I wish you wouldn't do that - just a wish. <backtab> is essentially S-TAB. I
>>> would prefer that Emacs leave TAB combinations alone, so that users and
>>> libraries can make use of them without stepping on standard bindings.
>>
>> This is used extensively in org-mode.
>
> For minibuffer completions?

Eh, sorry ... ;-)


>>> FWIW, C-v and M-v make more sense (yes, in the minibuffer too) for scrolling
>>> completions than do TAB and <backtab>.
>>
>> Page Up/Down?
>
> <PgUp> and M-v are bound to `switch-to-completions', so they can't be used
> for scrolling.

But normal scrolling keys would be more convenient for scrolling, wouldn't they?