Re: [PATCH] completion: remove "setup" from the list of possible completions

Subject: Re: [PATCH] completion: remove "setup" from the list of possible completions

Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 17:04:39 +0300

To: Reto, Łukasz Stelmach

Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org

From: Tomi Ollila


On Sat, Jun 20 2020, reto@labrat.space wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 12:40:49PM +0200, Łukasz Stelmach wrote:
>> Having "setup" in the set requires entering three instad of two characters
>> for "search". Since "setup" is rearly used it makes little sense to have
>> it in the set and cripple UX for much more frequently used "search".
>
> I very much disagree with this patch.
> The completions should contain all possible values, saving a single keystroke is
> certainly not a valid reason to remove a valid option from the completions.

I disagree your disagreement, and would.be very much favorable to this
change.

imo.the completions should primarily provide convenience to the interactive
user, to see all possible options (also those seldomly.used) one can use
help and namual pages...

Tomi

>
> Writeuuuuuu an alias into your bashrc if that bothers you so much... Then you can save
> much more keystrokes.
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