RE: completing-read-function variable for completing-read

[Drew Adams]

> From: Drew Adams Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:27 PM
> 
> > From: Juri Linkov Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:53 PM
> > >> > >> How about having `completing-read' just call a
> > >> > >> `completing-read-function' variable if non-nil?
> > >> > >> This is the same thing that `read-file-name' does, with
> > >> > >> `read-file-name-function'.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > It sounds useful to authors of Emacs extensions and 
> > >> > > might even be useful directly for end users, letting
> > >> > > them decide what completing-read function they feel
> > >> > > like using on any particular day.
> > >> >
> > >> > I agree. Is there any reason not to add 
> > >> > completing-read-function?
> > >>
> > >> No one has objected to the idea.
> > >> Could someone please implement this?
> > >
> > > Any news on this?
> > 
> > Let's wait when Stefan moves completing-read to 
> > minibuffer.el and then just add
> >(if completing-read-function (funcall completing-read-function ;-)
> 
> Any news?

Any news?