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Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name"
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uzibalqa |
Subject: |
Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name" |
Date: |
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:06:40 +0000 |
------- Original Message -------
On Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 6:31 PM, Bruno Barbier <brubar.cs@gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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")
That does not complete for names that include RIGHT
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", (continued)
- 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, 2022/10/07
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name",
uzibalqa <=
- Re: Name completion when using "read-char-by-name", Eli Zaretskii, 2022/10/07