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Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completio
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Daniel Mendler |
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Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata |
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Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:58:32 +0200 |
On 4/26/21 12:40 AM, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
So it's better if at least icomplete-mode is enabled, preferably with an
option which shows the completions right away with no input. And the
vertical style should be even better.
I agree that Icomplete/Vertico/Ivy works better if you are selecting
instead of completing. However if an extension like `group-function` is
made to the completion metadata it should also be available by the
default completion UI.
Helm and Consult use it mostly for sources which return some sort of
"matches" from a Grep-like program, right? Lots of matches, none of them
knowable in advance? Stock Emacs usually uses a buffer for that use case
(like M-x rgrep).
No, Consult also offers commands, where you can know the matches in
advance. For example I have these commands, which should satisfy your
criterion:
* consult-org-agenda: Select headline (Grouped by file name)
* consult-imenu: Select imenu item (Grouped by type, function, variable etc)
* consult-buffer: Switch to recent files, buffers, bookmarks
* consult-mode-command: Invoke command associated with the current mode
(Grouped in local/global minor-mode and major-mode)
* consult-minor-mode-menu: Toggle minor modes by name (Grouped by on/off
local/global)
There are more commands which may fall more into the search category
where you don't know exactly what you are looking for.
Note that there are also users who implemented small extensions for the
default completion UI, e.g., such that the *Completions* buffers appears
after a delay and a few characters of input. I believe Protesilaos
Stavrou is doing that. For such UIs the *Completions* buffer is as fully
capable as one of the aforementioned vertical minibuffer UIs.
Daniel
- [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Daniel Mendler, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Daniel Mendler, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Daniel Mendler, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata,
Daniel Mendler <=
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/04/26
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Juri Linkov, 2021/04/27
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Protesilaos Stavrou, 2021/04/28
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Stefan Monnier, 2021/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Daniel Mendler, 2021/04/26
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Stefan Monnier, 2021/04/26
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/26
- Re:Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, tumashu, 2021/04/26
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Daniel Mendler, 2021/04/26
- Re: [PATCH] `completing-read`: Add `group-function` support to completion metadata, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/27