From: Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:18:46 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Switch to DEF from INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read.
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Re: [PATCH] Switch to DEF from INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read.
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+From: Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>
+To: Christopher Wellons <wellons@nullprogram.com>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org
+Subject: Re: [PATCH] Switch to DEF from INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read.
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+On Fri, Aug 23 2013, Christopher Wellons <wellons@nullprogram.com> wrote:
+
+> Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> writes:
+>
+>>> I agree that this behaves better, but the empty content with completing-read
+>>> looks a bit confusing (if arrow keys or tab aren't pressed)
+>
+> You're right. Taking a look at this with completing-read I see it's not
+> obvious what defaulting will do.
+>
+>> we could also drop the default/initial input:
+>
+> The default is usually what I want to select, so I like being able to
+> just hit tab/enter to select it.
+>
+>>> I don't know how ido-replaced completing-read (just ido-completing-read ?)
+>>> works there, though.
+>
+> I'm using ido-ubiquitous, which installs ido-completing-read overtop
+> completing-read along with some compatability tweaks.
+
+The compatibility tweaks doesn't seem to be enough ;/ 
+
+One option would be to so somehow to detect that completing-read is
+actually replaced with something (anything?) else and arrange the
+arguments differently. I think in this case such a feature
+could be tolerated... :D
+
+
+Tomi