bug#81537: 32.0.50; Fixing icomplete-in-buffer requiring users to advice-add

Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:44:26 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.emacs.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Juri Linkov [04/Aug  9:17pm +03] wrote:
>>> I meant an option to display in-buffer icomplete completions without
>>> typing TAB, i.e. like in the minibuffer.  But this would be a new feature.
>>
>> I think someone who wants that can use some advice.
>
> This feature might require adding post-command-hook.
>
>> Do you think the second-tab behaviour I've implemented is unwanted?
>
> I already tried double TAB when you first mentioned it, but it
> didn't work.  Now I see that the second TAB should follow 'C-M-i',
> i.e. the complete key sequence to pop up the *Completions* buffer is
> 'C-M-i TAB'.  At least this could be mentioned in the documentation.

Right.  I'm assuming that people who want this will set
tab-always-indent to 'complete.

-- 
Sean Whitton