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Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name"
From: |
Bruno Barbier |
Subject: |
Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name" |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:34:57 +0200 |
uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me> writes:
> ------- 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?
If you're using the default completion style, try:
<TAB>RIGHT
that is, move the cursor back before "RIGHT".
See 'basic' in the Emacs manual:
(info "(emacs) Completion Styles")
Bruno
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", (continued)
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Eli Zaretskii, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", uzibalqa, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Eli Zaretskii, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", uzibalqa, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Eli Zaretskii, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", uzibalqa, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", uzibalqa, 2022/10/07
- RE: [External] : Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Drew Adams, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Eli Zaretskii, 2022/10/08
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", uzibalqa, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name",
Bruno Barbier <=
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", uzibalqa, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Eli Zaretskii, 2022/10/07