bug#3662: Possible problem with ido-completing-read

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Peter Milliken<[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Steve - that allows it to work.
> Although the description for 'ido-mode is "Toggle ido speed-ups on or
> off..."
> So maybe if I waited a year or two ("speed-ups" must be off by default) then
> I would have eventually received the correct prompt/behaviour? :-)
> Obviously invoking ido-mode has some undescribed side-effect that allows the
> completing-read to  work. Hopefully somebody will either fix this problem or
> put in a description in ido-completing-read that you have to turn on
> speed-ups first!
> Thanks greatly - I can now get my original defun working! :-)
> Peter

As things are managed now it might be best to report this as a bug.
Some bugs will have "wish-list" status, but that is ok, then they can
be remembered at least.