Re: zsh-like zcomplete-mode based on icomplete-mode

[Ergus]

On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 10:38:58AM +0300, Juri Linkov wrote:
> > > Here is the first version of the mode with the behavior like in zsh,
> > > but that is based on icomplete-mode.  So many customizable variables
> > > and commands were copied from icomplete-mode, but instead of displaying
> > > completions as an overlay in the minibuffer, in zcomplete-mode
> > > completions are displayed in the standard *Completions* window.
> > > All other icomplete features are preserved in zcomplete, such as
> > > typing in the minibuffer continuously updates a list of possible
> > > completions that match the typed string:
> >
> > After the first completion I get this:
> >
> > minibuffer-next-completion: Wrong type argument: number-or-marker-p, nil
> >
> > And it stops working...
> >
> > SO I need something special?
>
> I pushed a fix to master, please try again.
Ok, now it works better... But this is not zsh completion anymore ;) The
dynamic table auto-refresh is nice for people who like icomplete/ido but
it is a different use case and after a while it starts becoming annoying
for quick uses... but this is a personal preference probably.

On the other hand I cannot use the up and down arrows anymore for search
in the history with commands like previous-complete-history-element

There is a detail when completion-format is one-column and it is when
using zcomplete-previous-line-completion, some candidates are not
highlighted... when we go to the last candidate and return... It seems
like the cursor goes at the end of the candidate where the face-cursor
is not set.

I will continue testing.