Re: Moving through options with completing read

[uzibalqa]

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On Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 6:02 AM, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote:


> * uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor 
> help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org [2022-08-12 00:56]:
>
> > I am using `completing-read'. The way to go through options in using
> > the arrow keys, right?
>
>
> 1. If I am already very acquainted with what I am expected to write
> during `completing-read' function and there was some previous entry which is 
> remembered in history, then I would usually just search for the previous 
> entry by using M-p or M-n 2. If there was no previous history, and I am very 
> acquainted with it, I would then start typing an entry and press TAB to 
> expand it. 3. If I am not acquainted with what I am expected to enter then I 
> press TAB to see possible completion. This is often the case even with my own 
> programs. To make the function` completing-read' more visual or interactive
> depending of personal preferences, one can turn on `helm-mode` or
> `ivy-mode' or similar. However, after extensively using those special
> completion modes I have found out that I work more efficient with the
> Emacs standard completion.

Had a go at using TAB,  I get "[Sole Completion]" rather than progressing from 
the first option to the next.