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Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name"


From: uzibalqa
Subject: Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name"
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:04:38 +0000

------- Original Message -------
On Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 3:26 PM, uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me> wrote:


> ------- Original Message -------
> On Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 6:51 AM, Eli Zaretskii eliz@gnu.org wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > > Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:04:36 +0000
> > > From: uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me
> > > 
> > > How can I use completion when using "read-char-by-name"? I could write 
> > > "*ARROW" but how can I
> > > force it to shew me possible completions?
> > 
> > As usual in Emacs: by pressing TAB.
> 
> 
> The difficulty occurs with read-char-by-name. Using the common minibuffer 
> commands such as
> "M-x text-TAB" I get the list of possible completions.
> 
> But with "read-char-by-name" the TAB does not fire the completion list.

Ok.  I give some additional information.  If I input "RIGHT<TAB>" I do get the 
completion.
But what if I want names with "RIGHT" in the middle of a name?






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