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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/emacs/mini.texi')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mini.texi b/doc/emacs/mini.texi index 9e4d1ec3581..aa7144610a6 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mini.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mini.texi @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ used with the completion list: @findex minibuffer-choose-completion @item M-@key{DOWN} @itemx M-@key{UP} -While in the minibuffer, @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} +While in the minibuffer or in the completion list buffer, @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} (@code{minibuffer-next-completion} and @kbd{M-@key{UP}} (@code{minibuffer-previous-completion}) navigate through the completions and displayed in the completions buffer. When @@ -709,7 +709,9 @@ will use just one column. The @code{completions-sort} user option controls the order in which the completions are sorted in the @samp{*Completions*} buffer. The default is @code{alphabetical}, which sorts in alphabetical order. -The value @code{nil} disables sorting. The value can also be a +The value @code{nil} disables sorting; the value @code{historical} +sorts alphabetically first, and then rearranges according to the order +of the candidates in the minibuffer history. The value can also be a function, which will be called with the list of completions, and should return the list in the desired order. @@ -970,12 +972,14 @@ File ‘foo.el’ exists; overwrite? (y or n) @end smallexample @cindex yes or no prompt +@vindex yes-or-no-prompt The second type of yes-or-no query is typically employed if giving the wrong answer would have serious consequences; it thus features a -longer prompt ending with @samp{(yes or no)}. For example, if you -invoke @kbd{C-x k} (@code{kill-buffer}) on a file-visiting buffer with -unsaved changes, Emacs activates the minibuffer with a prompt like -this: +longer prompt ending with @samp{(yes or no)} (or the value of +@code{yes-or-no-prompt} if you've customized that). For example, if +you invoke @kbd{C-x k} (@code{kill-buffer}) on a file-visiting buffer +with unsaved changes, Emacs activates the minibuffer with a prompt +like this: @smallexample Buffer foo.el modified; kill anyway? (yes or no) |