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Re: select yank via completion


From: Jean Louis
Subject: Re: select yank via completion
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 02:00:58 +0300
User-agent: Mutt/2.0 (3d08634) (2020-11-07)

* Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> [2020-11-22 01:22]:
> I use `M-?', not `?', for completion help In my
> case it's `icicle-minibuffer-help', but vanilla
> Emacs could just bind `minibuffer-completion-help'
> to `M-?'.

I would rather like ? to stay where it is as it is also used in many
other similar functions in Emacs and it breaks habits of those who
seek for help at usual key.

(setq collection '("Did he say?"
                   "Did he say so?"))

(completing-read "Choice: " collection)

I understand that above completion is not easy. But those users who
need question mark or SPC they can always use C-q ? or C-q SPC as that
is built-in and exists and those users will (I guess) know it.

If that fact is missing in the Manual, then it should be added how to
use C-q to insert SPC or ?

If such option is added to self-insert ? or SPC then is better not to
add it as default, rather as customization. That way those users who
need self insert for those keys will have it ready.





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