Re: Stepping Back: A Wealth Of Completion systems Re: [ELPA] New package: vertico

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> It would still miss the ability to quickly accept one of them
>>> with RET.
>> Right, but the cycle-threshold helps with that, no?
> At the moment, IIUC, the UI either lets you cycle, or shows the
> *Completions* buffer, but not both at the same time.

Looks like we may want to revisit this choice, then.

> Perhaps you're suggesting to remove that limitation

Exactly.

> (what would happen if I dismiss *Completions* and then press TAB
> again?).

I don't understand the question.

> Maybe the optimal UI which is close enough to the default behavior would
> look more like icomplete-vertical: the items closer to the prompt, and there
> is a visible selection which you can accept with RET.

That's probably right.


        Stefan