Re: [PATCH] Switch to DEF from INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read.

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+From: Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>\r
+To: Christopher Wellons <wellons@nullprogram.com>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org\r
+Subject: Re: [PATCH] Switch to DEF from INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read.\r
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+On Fri, Aug 23 2013, Christopher Wellons <wellons@nullprogram.com> wrote:\r
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+> Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> writes:\r
+>\r
+>>> I agree that this behaves better, but the empty content with completing-read\r
+>>> looks a bit confusing (if arrow keys or tab aren't pressed)\r
+>\r
+> You're right. Taking a look at this with completing-read I see it's not\r
+> obvious what defaulting will do.\r
+>\r
+>> we could also drop the default/initial input:\r
+>\r
+> The default is usually what I want to select, so I like being able to\r
+> just hit tab/enter to select it.\r
+>\r
+>>> I don't know how ido-replaced completing-read (just ido-completing-read ?)\r
+>>> works there, though.\r
+>\r
+> I'm using ido-ubiquitous, which installs ido-completing-read overtop\r
+> completing-read along with some compatability tweaks.\r
+\r
+The compatibility tweaks doesn't seem to be enough ;/ \r
+\r
+One option would be to so somehow to detect that completing-read is\r
+actually replaced with something (anything?) else and arrange the\r
+arguments differently. I think in this case such a feature\r
+could be tolerated... :D\r
+\r
+\r
+Tomi\r