Re: select yank via completion

[Andrii Kolomoiets]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

>>> +                             (when (> (length s) (- 40 b))
>>> +                               (add-text-properties
>>> +                                (min (+ b 40) (length s)) (length s)
>>> +                                `(display ,ellipsis) s))
>>
>> Any chance this threshold can be configurable?  I don't mind completions
>> as wide as or wider than the frame in Ivy's minibuffer.
>
> Instead of adding a specific defcustom for kill-ring completions,
> maybe some more general option is possible in minibuffer.el?
> Something like how many columns the user expects for completions.

Would be nice.

I'm using custom function in display-buffer-alist to show *Completions*
buffer in child frame.  To make completions occupy single column, frame
width is set to 1 initially and later resized to fit the buffer.

Such an option will make it easier.

Thanks!