bug#57163: completing-read not allow cycling of the options by default

[uzibalqa]

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On Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at 5:55 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:


> > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:31:39 +0000
> > From: uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me
> > Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de, 57163@debbugs.gnu.org
> >
> > > > Cannot see <UP> and <DOWN> arrow keys described in "8.1 Using the 
> > > > Minibuffer" or after that.
> > >
> > > Wrong place. Look in "Minibuffer History".
> >
> > I have a problem with that, because I cannot see how someone reading 
> > "Minibuffer History"
> > would associate those commands with moving through the options when using 
> > the minibuffer.
> >
> > For many users, information listing the key-associated commands that can be 
> > employed when using
> > the minibuffer, is more useful in the part "8.1 Using the Minibuffer", 
> > rather than finding it much
> > much later and within the context of minibuffer history.
>
>
> Well, you are supposed to read the entire chapter, not just one
> section. Reading a single section is for those who know what they are
> after, and get to the section via the index entries.

Expecting the reading of entire chapters, and then having to associate
commands under different headings to different functionalities is a failing
strategy.

> Anyway, I've now added an explicit reference to completion to the text
> in "Minibuffer History", and also added an index entry about
> walking through completion candidates, leading there.

> And with that, I'm closing this bug report.
>