Re: icomplete-vertical-mode not taking effect

[Philip Kaludercic]

arvid-harnack@lavache.com writes:

>>From: Ergus <spacibba@aol.com>
>>To: arvid-harnack@lavache.com
>>Subject: Re: icomplete-vertical-mode not taking effect
>>Date: 18/06/2021 13:54:37 Europe/Paris
>>Cc: moasenwood@zoho.eu;
>   >  help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
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>>> Have found that calling (icomplete-vertical-mode 1) without
>>> first calling (icomplete-mode 1), does not enable (icomplete-vertical-mode 
>>> 1).
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>>Yes, this is intended. icomplete-vertical-mode is a submode of icomplete.
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> It may be intentional, but I do net see the benefit for it to function that 
> way.
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> Users either want icomplete-horizontal or icomplete-vertical.
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> Calling (icomplete-vertical-mode 1) should be enough

I second this. Either icomplete-vertical-mode is a regular user option
or icomplete-vertical-mode should enable icomplete-mode too (like fido).

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> Not like this
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> ;; use icomplete-vertical
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> (icomplete-mode 1)
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> (icomplete-vertical-mode 1)
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> It feels very surprising to users and non-intuitive.
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-- 
        Philip K.