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| author | Dave Love | 2000-03-12 18:36:20 +0000 |
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| committer | Dave Love | 2000-03-12 18:36:20 +0000 |
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More on partial completion.
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| 1 | @c This is part of the Emacs manual. | 1 | @c This is part of the Emacs manual. |
| 2 | @c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | 2 | @c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 |
| 3 | @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. | ||
| 3 | @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. | 4 | @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. |
| 4 | @node Minibuffer, M-x, Basic, Top | 5 | @node Minibuffer, M-x, Basic, Top |
| 5 | @chapter The Minibuffer | 6 | @chapter The Minibuffer |
| @@ -365,15 +366,27 @@ automatically displays a list of all possible completions. If the variable | |||
| 365 | and you must type @kbd{?} to display the possible completions. | 366 | and you must type @kbd{?} to display the possible completions. |
| 366 | 367 | ||
| 367 | @pindex complete | 368 | @pindex complete |
| 369 | @cindex Partial Completion mode | ||
| 370 | @vindex partial-completion-mode | ||
| 371 | @findex partial-completion-mode | ||
| 372 | @vindex PC-include-file-path | ||
| 373 | @vindex PC-disable-includes | ||
| 368 | The @code{complete} library implements a more powerful kind of | 374 | The @code{complete} library implements a more powerful kind of |
| 369 | completion that can complete multiple words at a time. For example, it | 375 | completion that can complete multiple words at a time. For example, it |
| 370 | can complete the command name abbreviation @code{p-b} into | 376 | can complete the command name abbreviation @code{p-b} into |
| 371 | @code{print-buffer}, because no other command starts with two words | 377 | @code{print-buffer}, because no other command starts with two words |
| 372 | whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To use this library, put | 378 | whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To enable this, use the |
| 373 | @code{(load "complete")} in your @file{~/.emacs} file (@pxref{Init | 379 | command @kbd{M-x partial-completion-mode} or customize the option |
| 374 | File}). | 380 | @code{partial-completion-mode}. Unless the option |
| 381 | @code{PC-disable-includes} is @code{t}, Partial Completion mode also | ||
| 382 | extends @kbd{M-x find-file} so that the @samp{<@dots{}>} sequence is | ||
| 383 | interpreted as a file on the path @code{PC-include-file-path}. When | ||
| 384 | this mode is active, the Meta versions of the @kbd{TAB}, @kbd{SPC}, | ||
| 385 | @kbd{RET} and @kbd{?} keys act as those keys do by default for | ||
| 386 | completion. | ||
| 375 | 387 | ||
| 376 | @cindex Icomplete mode | 388 | @cindex Icomplete mode |
| 389 | @findex icomplete-mode | ||
| 377 | Icomplete mode presents a constantly-updated display that tells you | 390 | Icomplete mode presents a constantly-updated display that tells you |
| 378 | what completions are available for the text you've entered so far. The | 391 | what completions are available for the text you've entered so far. The |
| 379 | command to enable or disable this minor mode is @kbd{M-x | 392 | command to enable or disable this minor mode is @kbd{M-x |