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Subject: Re: Recovering org-completion-use-ido functionality
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To: ben lamothe <zonotope@gmail.com>
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>>>>> ben lamothe <zonotope@gmail.com> writes:

    > I've been able to implement the functionality I wanted using a
    > buffer-local variable in an org-mode hook:
    >> 
    >> (defun bl/completion-use-ido () "Set the current buffer's
    >> completing read engine to IDO."  (setq-local
    >> completing-read-function #'ido-completing-read))

    > (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'bl/completion-use-ido)


    > I think that works for me, but I'm open to a better suggestion if
    > there is one. In any case, I think re-enabling the functionality
    > that was removed with the "org-completion-use-ido" function should
    > be documented somewhere.

    > On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 9:46 PM ben lamothe <zonotope@gmail.com> wrote:

    >> Hi. I see from the org-mode 9.0 changelog
    >> <https://orgmode.org/Changes_old.html> that the
    >> "org-completion-use-ido" option was removed:
    >> 
    >>> *Remove all options related to ido or iswitchb* This includes
    >>> org-completion-use-iswitchb and org-completion-use-ido.  Instead
    >>> Org uses regular functions, e.g., completion-read so as to let
    >>> those libraries operate.
    >> 
    >> 
    >> However, I'm unclear from the changelog and I haven't found any
    >> other documentation about how to restore the functionality that
    >> this option used to enable. I have tried
    >> ido-completing-read-plus/ido-ubiquitous
    >> <https://github.com/DarwinAwardWinner/ido-completing-read-plus>,
    >> but that is overkill because it tries to enable ido everywhere,
    >> but I just want to re-enable ido for org-mode completion (mainly
    >> refile). I also run into the same problem if I try to set the
    >> completing read function to the one from ido globally.
    >> 
    >> What is the best way to restore the functionality of the now
    >> removed "org-completion-use-ido" option?
    >> 

I've now found `ido-completing-read-plus' to supply what I need. It's at
https://github.com/DarwinAwardWinner/ido-completing-read-plus

Best wishes,