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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2001-02-17 17:46:34 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2001-02-17 17:46:34 +0000
commit79529b1266fc17dd377ef8662a6b5fc1e21bf040 (patch)
treeefcaea8eee2599cec569a0779221b296bc2bea3b /man/mini.texi
parentc44461efdbf466de6edca0b7690f4768014f788e (diff)
downloademacs-79529b1266fc17dd377ef8662a6b5fc1e21bf040.tar.gz
Clean up max-mini-window-height and Partial Completion mode.
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diff --git a/man/mini.texi b/man/mini.texi
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@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ is enlarged only, until it becomes empty again, at which point it
shrinks to its normal size again.
@vindex max-mini-window-height
- Customize the variable @code{max-mini-window-height} to control the
-maximum height for resizing the minibuffer window: if a floating-point
-number, it specifies a fraction of the frame's height; if an integer,
-it specifies the maximum number of lines; if nil, the minibuffer
-window is not resized. The default value is 0.25.
+ The variable @code{max-mini-window-height} controls the maximum
+height for resizing the minibuffer window: a floating-point number
+specifies a fraction of the frame's height; an integer specifies the
+maximum number of lines; @code{nil} means do not resize the minibuffer
+window automatically. The default value is 0.25.
@vindex minibuffer-scroll-overlap
Scrolling works specially in the minibuffer window. When the
@@ -377,28 +377,33 @@ automatically displays a list of all possible completions. If the variable
@code{completion-auto-help} is set to @code{nil}, this does not happen,
and you must type @kbd{?} to display the possible completions.
-@pindex complete
@cindex Partial Completion mode
@vindex partial-completion-mode
@findex partial-completion-mode
+ Partial Completion mode implements a more powerful kind of
+completion that can complete multiple words in parallel. For example,
+it can complete the command name abbreviation @code{p-b} into
+@code{print-buffer}, because no other command starts with two words
+whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}.
+
+ Partial completion of directories in file names uses @samp{*} to
+indicate the places for completion; thus, @file{/u*/b*/f*} might
+complete to @file{/usr/bin/foo}.
+
+ To enable this mode, use the command @kbd{M-x
+partial-completion-mode}, or customize the option
+@code{partial-completion-mode}. This binds the partial completion
+commands to @key{TAB}, @key{SPC}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{?}. The usual
+completion commands are available on @kbd{M-@key{TAB}},
+@kbd{M-@key{SPC}}, @kbd{M-@key{RET}} and @kbd{M-?}.
+
@vindex PC-include-file-path
@vindex PC-disable-includes
- The @code{complete} library implements a more powerful kind of
-completion that can complete multiple words at a time. For example, it
-can complete the command name abbreviation @code{p-b} into
-@code{print-buffer}, because no other command starts with two words
-whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To enable this, use the
-command @kbd{M-x partial-completion-mode} or customize the option
-@code{partial-completion-mode}. Unless the option
-@code{PC-disable-includes} is @code{t}, Partial Completion mode also
-extends @kbd{M-x find-file} so that the @samp{<@dots{}>} sequence is
-interpreted as a file on the path @code{PC-include-file-path} and
-partial completion of file names is possible. Partial completion of
-directories in file names requires @samp{*}s to indicate the
-completions: @file{/u*/b*/f*} might expand to @file{/usr/bin/foo}. When
-Partial Completion mode is active, the Meta versions of the @kbd{TAB},
-@kbd{SPC}, @kbd{RET} and @kbd{?} keys act as those keys do by default
-for completion.
+ Another feature of Partial Completion mode is to extend
+@code{find-file} so that the @samp{<@var{include}>} stands for the
+file named @var{include} in some directory in the path
+@code{PC-include-file-path}. If you set @code{PC-disable-includes} to
+@code{nil}, this feature is disabled.
@cindex Icomplete mode
@findex icomplete-mode