From: Daniel Clemente <n142857@gmail.com>
To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Cc: org-mode Mailinglist <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: org-ido-completing-read not defined
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:48:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k510xhg1.fsf@CPU107.opentrends.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7D034F6A-00BC-49F3-874C-1F9502A1B90B@gmail.com> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:10:09 +0100")
El dc, ago 19 2009 a les 11:10, Carsten Dominik va escriure:
> Ooops, looks like this patch was incomplete. Fixed now.
Thanks, it works now.
>
>>
>> 2. Other functions were renamed, like org-completing-read-no-ido →
>> org-completing-read-no-i. I don't know how that's better.
>
> Because his now covers both ido and iswitchb-like completion
>
Ok, I didn't understand the -i and thought that some letters went missing (ido→i)…
>>
>> 3. I don't understand why Org has to hard-code references to a specific
>> implementation of completion. I stopped using ido long ago and started using
>> icicles; therefore it feels strange to know that I might be using different
>> engines at the same time, one for Org, the other for the rest of Emacs.
>> Isn't there a completion interface in Emacs?
>> (I think CEDET will provide one, but for normal buffers, not minibuffer).
>
> ido and iswitchb do not cover "normal" completion, only buffer switching and
> file selection. Org-mode can be made to use these interfaces also for other
> completion prompts by setting the appropriate options.
>
> I am not an icicles user, but I believe it will automatically affect almost all
> completion prompts. So just don't set the variables selection ido or iswitchb
> support in Org, and you should automatically have your favorite completion
> setup.
>
Yes, icicles affects all minibuffer prompts, and apparently ido and iswitchb don't; therefore ido and iswitchb need „registering“ and custom code in Org, and icicles doesn't.
I think I understand; thanks
>
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2009-08-19 8:19 org-ido-completing-read not defined Daniel Clemente
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