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24.1; doc of `icomplete-with-completion-tables' and `icomplete-simple-completing-p'

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.1; doc of `icomplete-with-completion-tables' and
	`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 11:50:53 -0700

1. The doc string of `icomplete-with-completion-tables' should say what
a value of `t' means.  It has a special meaning.
 
2. The doc string of `icomplete-simple-completing-p' should be corrected
wrt its "Conditions" description.  What's missing is the logic that uses
`icomplete-with-completion-tables'.
 
3. The value of `icomplete-with-completion-tables' is not changed in
`icomplete.el'.  It is changed only in `window.el'.  Presumably this var
exists for libraries (presumably including 3rd-party code) to bind or
set.  All the more reason for it to be better documented.

In GNU Emacs 24.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2012-06-01 on MARVIN
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.6) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
 -ID:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/include'
 

Message #8 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#11654: 24.1; doc of `icomplete-with-completion-tables'
	and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:50:59 -0700

See also this, which was never responded to:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg01841.html

Message #11 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#11654: 24.1; doc of
	`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:54:49 -0700

> See also this, which was never responded to:
> 
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-05/msg01841.html

And this, which could maybe be merged?

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10892 

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#11654: 24.1; doc
	of`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:44:48 -0700

ping

Message #17 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#11654: 24.1;
	docof`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:42:10 -0700

ping

Please document the `t' value.

(Should it perhaps even be the default value?)

> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 4:45 PM
> 
> ping

Message #20 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11654: 24.1;
	docof`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:30:06 +0530

> docof`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'

I have a feeling that much of icomplete.el can be obsoleted after
absorbing it's existing functionality in to minibuffer.el.

In the re-written form, icomplete will simply be a one-line pre and post
command hooks and may be some user-variables.

> ping
>
> Please document the `t' value.
>
> (Should it perhaps even be the default value?)

See this bug/thread:
    http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11131#31

The associated bzr revision is:
    http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/emacs/trunk/revision/110680

It is better that value be changed to t and/or the associated variable
made user customizable.

>> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 4:45 PM
>> 
>> ping
>
>
>
>
>

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Message #23 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11654: 24.1;
	docof`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:27:11 -0400

"Drew Adams" wrote:

> ping

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-09/msg00425.html

Why anyone is still putting up with this crap is beyond me.

(info "(gnus)scoring")

Message #28 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11654: 24.1; doc of `icomplete-with-completion-tables' and
 `icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:49:23 -0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> 1. The doc string of `icomplete-with-completion-tables' should say what
> a value of `t' means.  It has a special meaning.
>
> 2. The doc string of `icomplete-simple-completing-p' should be corrected
> wrt its "Conditions" description.  What's missing is the logic that uses
> `icomplete-with-completion-tables'.

Fixed on trunk.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

Message #33 received at 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 11654 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11654: 24.1;
 docof`icomplete-with-completion-tables'and`icomplete-simple-completing-p'
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:49:47 -0800

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-09/msg00425.html
>
> Why anyone is still putting up with this crap is beyond me.
>
> (info "(gnus)scoring")

I've got a cold and I'm bored.  >"?

-- 
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