On Wed, Aug 21 2013, Christopher Wellons <wellons@nullprogram.com> wrote: > As stated in the Emacs documentation, the initial-input argument is > deprecated because it presents a poor interface to the user. In fact, > with my setup where ido replaces completing-read, it's nearly unusable > with initial-input. > > http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Initial-Input.html > --- 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) Although the completing-read documentation also deprecates (STRING . POSITION) format IMO I found that to work best there: i.e. - prompt collection nil nil initial-input 'notmuch-address-history)) + prompt collection nil nil (cons initial-input 0) 'notmuch-address-history)) I don't know how ido-replaced completing-read (just ido-completing-read ?) works there, though. Better get other thoughts/opinions too -- I use this: https://github.com/domo141/nottoomuch/blob/dogfood/selection-menu.rst for choosing completions -- it ignores INITIAL-INPUT (/DEF) argument altogether. Tomi > emacs/notmuch-address.el | 6 +++--- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-address.el b/emacs/notmuch-address.el > index fa65cd5..e89200b 100644 > --- a/emacs/notmuch-address.el > +++ b/emacs/notmuch-address.el > @@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ to know how address selection is made by default." > :group 'notmuch-send > :group 'notmuch-external) > > -(defun notmuch-address-selection-function (prompt collection initial-input) > +(defun notmuch-address-selection-function (prompt collection def) > "Call (`completing-read' > - PROMPT COLLECTION nil nil INITIAL-INPUT 'notmuch-address-history)" > + PROMPT COLLECTION nil nil nil 'notmuch-address-history DEF)" > (completing-read > - prompt collection nil nil initial-input 'notmuch-address-history)) > + prompt collection nil nil nil 'notmuch-address-history def)) > > (defvar notmuch-address-message-alist-member > '("^\\(Resent-\\)?\\(To\\|B?Cc\\|Reply-To\\|From\\|Mail-Followup-To\\|Mail-Copies-To\\):" > -- > 1.8.4.rc3 > > _______________________________________________ > notmuch mailing list > notmuch@notmuchmail.org > http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch