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Re: Feature request request
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David Bateman |
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Re: Feature request request |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:07:09 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060921) |
John Swensen wrote:
> One feature I have really like in Matlab and don't think would be too
> hard to implement in octave would be where the history is context
> sensitive. That is, if you start typing something, then start using the
> arrow keys, then it only completes with history items that match the
> first few characters typed. Since this is readline, maybe there is
> already some feature built into readline that provides the same feature,
> but with different keystrokes than matlab. Could someone comment on
> whether readline does provide this? Would you be open to this patch?
>
> John Swensen
>
Try typing a few characters and then hitting the up arrow. Works for me.
D.