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Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?
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Basil L. Contovounesios |
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Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is? |
Date: |
Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:17:04 +0000 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> * Basil L. Contovounesios <contovob@tcd.ie> [2020-11-06 18:21]:
>> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
>>
>> > Oleh, is there a setting for Ivy that minibuffer stays where it is?
>> >
>> > You may see the difference between:
>> >
>> > counsel-M-x
>> >
>> > and
>> >
>> > helm-M-x as this one creates 2 buffers, one for selection while
>> > minibuffer stays where it is. This is my preferred way of work. As
>> > user is typing and should not move his eyes or focus from familiar
>> > place in this case minibuffer.
>> >
>> > Could you consider adding such option that prompt remains in the
>> > minibuffer while selection is above minibuffer?
>>
>> Ivy was explicitly designed with the minibuffer in mind, just like
>> built-in minibuffer completion. That said, it's possible to customise
>> where completions appear. For example, in-buffer completion is
>> displayed in an overlay at point, not in the minibuffer.
>> See e.g. the following for more information:
>>
>> - https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/wiki/ivy-display-function
>> - ivy-display-functions-alist
>> - ivy-display-functions-props
>> - https://github.com/tumashu/ivy-posframe
>
> That is it! Definitely good solution.
>
> Can that function `ivy-display-function-window' be included in ivy on
> GNU ELPA?
I don't know, that's Oleh's call. I vaguely remember a preference for
showcasing these potential customisations in the wiki, rather than
maintaining them as part of Ivy, but I'm not sure.
--
Basil
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- Re: Feature branches review please (ivy hello), Jean Louis, 2020/11/06
- Re: Feature branches review please (ivy hello), Basil L. Contovounesios, 2020/11/06
- Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Jean Louis, 2020/11/06
- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Basil L. Contovounesios, 2020/11/06
- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Jean Louis, 2020/11/06
- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?,
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- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Oleh Krehel, 2020/11/07
- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Jean Louis, 2020/11/07
- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Oleh Krehel, 2020/11/08
- Re: Could ivy minibuffer stay where it is?, Jean Louis, 2020/11/08
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- Re: Feature branches review please (ivy hello), Jean Louis, 2020/11/06
- Re: Feature branches review please (ivy hello), Gregory Heytings, 2020/11/06
- Re: Feature branches review please (ivy hello), Stefan Monnier, 2020/11/06