RE: basic using icicels

[Drew Adams]

> > > Is it possible to complete zero length string with icicles
> > > in other words , is it possible to have in the completion 
> > > buffer ALL the words avaialbe in ALL buffers and from there
> > > starting filtering ?
> >
> > Not sure what you mean, exactly.
> > But yes, if you type nothing in the minibuffer when it asks 
> > for completion input, and you then hit TAB or S-TAB, you
> > should get all available completion candidates. This is a
> > common action - it's how you see all possible candidates.
> > If you type something, then what you type filters the 
> > possible candidates; otherwise, you see them all.
> >
> > However, I don't know what you mean by the last part: "ALL 
> > the words available in ALL buffers".  Minibuffer completion
> > is available for lots of different kinds of object (buffer
> > name, file name, function name, search hit,...). What is the
> > context here? What command are you using?
> >
> > It sounds like you want to complete a word (in a buffer 
> > other than the minibuffer), using the words that are present
> > in all buffers as candidates. Is that correct? Are you
> > referring to `C-M-/', which (in Icicle mode) is
> > `icicle-dabbrev-completion'? If so, use `C-h k C-M-/' to see
> > the description of this command. In that description, you see
> > that `C-u C-u C-M-/' uses all words
> > from all buffers as candidates. (`C-h k' is your friend.)
> 
> Thanks for the detailed answer.
> first off all, thanks for this amazing extention.
> it is dream come true .
> 
> you are correct for my intention but i didnt understand the solution.
> 
> i want to use dabbrev of icicle and also to see ALL words in ALL
> buffers in the completion list. 
> the use for this is obvious , suppose i do remeber only the middle of
> word that exist in other buffer.
> 
> in my current situation i dont know how to "tell" icicle to show all
> words in all buffers without a prefix.
> 
> if i use icicle-dabbrev-completion with no prefix i get the message "
> no dynamic exit"
> the same message occur with c-u c-u icicle-dabbrev-completion.

I understand now. The Icicles version of `C-M-/', like the vanilla Emacs
version, required you to have a non-empty prefix as a starting point, even
though you could then use apropos (e.g. substring) completion to choose among
the candidate completions.

I've changed this to accommodate your expectation, which was reasonable. You can
now complete immediately even from an empty string (e.g. at the beginning of a
buffer). Try the latest version. HTH.