Re: select yank via completion

[Juri Linkov]

>>>> +                             (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.

As an intermediate fix, now code at least doesn't contain an arbitrary
constant, but defaults to the frame width.

>> 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.

Now 'completions-format' supports a new value 'one-column'.