RE: [External] : Re: master 927b885 1/3: Disable filtering of commands in M-x completion

[Drew Adams]

> > 1. The context here was using a prefix arg for `C-h f'
> >    and `C-h v'.
> > 2. I mentioned that _my_ version of `describe-function'
> >    lets a prefix arg limit candidates to commands.
> > 3. So `C-u M-x describe-function' limits candidates to
> >    commands.
> >
> > Why are you changing the subject here to invocation of
> > non-`describe-*' commands with `M-x'?  What's the point?
> 
> Because this is the subject of this thread.

OK, but the change you made there was abrupt
and not called out.  This was the _immediate_
context:

 JL> Using a prefix arg for 'C-h f' and 'C-h v'
 JL> to limit the list of completions would be nice.
 JL> 
 JL> But I guess M-x can't use a prefix arg to
 JL> limit completions?
DA>
DA> Why do you think so?
DA> `C-u M-x describe-function TAB' (with my
DA> definition from `help-fns+.el') shows only
DA> commands as candidates.

The context was about using a prefix arg with
`describe-function', to have it use only commands.
You seemed to say that that wouldn't work with `M-x'.