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25.0.50; Format and behavior of *xref* buffer is non-standard |
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Sun, 03 May 2015 00:20:14 +0200 |
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Hi,
*xref* buffer doesn't look nor behaves like other buffers that display
references (*grep*, occur*, *compilation*).
Particularly
- on RET *xref* is buried. That's not that other modes do and it's
rather inconvenient IMO.
- Display is inneficient. Currently two lines are used to display one
item:
/home/vspinu/bin/r-source/src/library/stats/src/port.c
nlminb_iterate(double b[], double d[], double fx, double g[], double
h[],
/home/vspinu/bin/r-source/src/include/R_ext/stats_stubs.h
S_nlminb_iterate(double b[], double d[], double fx, double g[], double
h[],
I would rather prefer the way *grep* does that.
As we are on this, would be nice if *grep* and *xref* cold abbreviate
file-names by replacing home directory with ~/.
Thanks,
Vitalie
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Re: bug#20487: 25.0.50; Format and behavior of *xref* buffer is non-standard |
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Mon, 22 Feb 2016 01:07:30 +0200 |
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On 05/04/2015 12:49 AM, Vitalie Spinu wrote:
*Completion* and *Compilation* are very dissimilar in terms of behavior
and purpose. But I think I see your point. You try to make a case for an
electric *xref*. That quite could be, but I would rather not have that
as a default.
As I have said before, there are common electric interfaces (Helm, Ido
etc.) that will surely pick xref up later. I would prefer to have a
*standard* default alternative which is not electric.
And it's not electric anymore. With that, I think it's time to close
this bug: the other request, switching to the non-grouped display, is
not going to happen in the default presentation.
Thanks for the discussion!
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