Re: Select completions from the minibuffer

[Ergus]

On March 12, 2022 7:14:10 PM GMT+01:00, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 18:37:14 +0100
>> From: Ergus <spacibba@aol.com>
>> CC: juri@linkov.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On March 12, 2022 6:29:57 PM GMT+01:00, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> >> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
>> >> Cc: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>,  Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,
>> >>   emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> >> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 18:04:54 +0100
>> >> 
>> >> Ergus <spacibba@aol.com> writes:
>> >> 
>> >> > I added a highlight mode for completions in my branch using hooks and
>> >> > overlays, but I am wondering since then: why we don't have a text
>> >> > property that highlight the region when the cursor is over the region,
>> >> > like the `mouse-face` but for the cursor (point)... Is it possible to
>> >> > implement such thing more or less easily?
>> >> 
>> >> Hm, that does sound kind of attractive.  I don't know whether it'd be a
>> >> lot of work to implement -- Eli?
>> >
>> >Isn't it very similar to the region?
>> >
>> 
>> I don't think so... I think it is more similar to the mouse-face feature / 
>> text property.
>
>Why do you think so?  The region is redrawn when the cursor moves, and
>the cursor moves as result of Emacs commands, so how is this very
>different from what you want?  By contrast, the mouse highlight is
>triggered by mouse movements that are completely independent of Emacs
>commands, and the implementation, as part of the display engine, is
>therefore quite complicated.  Whereas the region display is nowadays
>implemented completely in Lisp.

Ok, then it will be similar to the code I already have in 
completions-highlight-mode. Essentially add/move an overlay on post command 
hook based on some conditions.

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