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Re: Moving through options with completing read
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Jean Louis |
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Re: Moving through options with completing read |
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Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:02:46 +0300 |
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Mutt/+ () (2022-06-11) |
* uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> [2022-08-12 00:56]:
> I am using `completing-read'. The way to go through options in using
> the arrow keys, right?
1. If I am already very acquainted with what I am expected to write
during `completing-read' function and there was some previous entry
which is remembered in history, then I would usually just search
for the previous entry by using M-p or M-n
2. If there was no previous history, and I am very acquainted with it,
I would then start typing an entry and press TAB to expand it.
3. If I am not acquainted with what I am expected to enter then I
press TAB to see possible completion. This is often the case even
with my own programs.
To make the function `completing-read' more visual or interactive
depending of personal preferences, one can turn on `helm-mode` or
`ivy-mode' or similar. However, after extensively using those special
completion modes I have found out that I work more efficient with the
Emacs standard completion.
--
Jean
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