Re: can vertico approximate this ido setup?

[Michael Albinus]

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

Hi Samuel,

> i have used ido, with this set of libraries:
>
>   ido
>   ido-hacks [speeds up ido and makes it run most places]
>   ido-clever-match [really good matching]
>   a line that makes it vertical, not horizontal
>
> it generally works well in /most/ places in emacs, including
> org-refile.  i /usually/ get the candidate i want with supernatural
> efficiency.  there are maybe a few glitches, but they are really small
> with my setup, which is below.
>
> sometimes i do c-x c-f and then c-f again to get regular find-file so
> i can do tramp or so.

I cannot comment on your current and future setup (I don't use
sophisticated completion myself), but for proper Tramp user and host
name completion, you should use a recent Tramp version from GNU
ELPA. There are fixes needed in completion styles like flex and friends.

Best regards, Michael.