Re: completions - remove window after use?

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On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 03:28:09PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > When showing a *completions* buffer in a new window opened for it (TAB
> > in find-file minibuffer for instance), I wonder why the window doesn't
> > get deleted when completion has finished.  For instance, when an
> > existing file is found, the *Completions* buffer is buried, but I see
> > a split frame with the original buffer in the top window and _some
> > other_ buffer in the lower window.
> 
> > Shouldn't the window for the completions buffer be removed whenever it
> > has been popped up just for the buffer?
> 
> I'd tend to agree, but haven't touched it because my usage is
> clearly atypical.
> 
> 
>         Stefan
> 
> 
Please do touch it, I don't think the current behaviour makes much (read
any) sense either.

And speaking about *Completions*, would it be possible to fill the
completions column-first, not row-first as it is now?  I find it quite
unreasonable, as the display is column-wise, but not so filling, making
it harder to quickly skim through the list.

(my English is not perfect, so in case it is not clear from the above
description:
currently, the completions come like this:
aaaa    aaaab
abb     abbbb
bbb     bccc
ccc     dddd

whereas more sensible (because of the column-wise display) IMHO would be:
aaaa    bbb
aaaab   bccc
abb     ccc
abbbb   dddd
)

Regards,


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