From 56db9f728629e0859cafa34b53d8a16f34eeef01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:52:25 +0100 Subject: Completion: a bit of documentation --- doc/parens.texi | 21 ++++++++++++++++----- doc/repl.texi | 2 +- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/parens.texi b/doc/parens.texi index a902b27..c65522b 100644 --- a/doc/parens.texi +++ b/doc/parens.texi @@ -480,6 +480,16 @@ you're at the end of the following partial expression: and press @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}, one of the possible completions will be @code{default}. +@cindex partial completion +After obtaining the list of completions from the running Scheme, Geiser +uses the standard Emacs completion machinery to display them. That +means, among other things, that partial completion is available: just +try to complete @code{d-s} or @code{w-o-t-s} to see why this is a good +thing. Partial completion won't work if you have disabled it globally in +your Emacs configuration: if you don't know what i'm talking about, +never mind: Geiser's partial completion will work for you out of the +box. + @cindex smart tabs If you find the @kbd{M} modifier annoying, you always have the option to activate @code{geiser-smart-tab-mode}, which will make the @key{TAB} key @@ -495,11 +505,12 @@ try to find a module name that matches it. You can also request explicitly completion only over module names using @kbd{M-`} (that's a backtick). -There's also this little command, @code{geiser-squarify}, which will -toggle the delimiters of the innermost list around point between round -and square brackets. It is bound to @kbd{C-c C-e [}. With a numeric -prefix (as in, say, @kbd{M-2 C-c C-e [}), it will perform that many -toggles, forward for positive values and backward for negative ones. +Besides completion, there's also this little command, +@code{geiser-squarify}, which will toggle the delimiters of the +innermost list around point between round and square brackets. It is +bound to @kbd{C-c C-e [}. With a numeric prefix (as in, say, @kbd{M-2 +C-c C-e [}), it will perform that many toggles, forward for positive +values and backward for negative ones. @c Local Variables: @c mode: texinfo diff --git a/doc/repl.texi b/doc/repl.texi index a87c547..cfce6c8 100644 --- a/doc/repl.texi +++ b/doc/repl.texi @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Which brings me to the next group of REPL commands. @node Completion and error handling, Autodoc and friends, Switching context, The REPL @section Completion and error handling -@cindex completion, module name +@cindex completion, at the REPL We've already seen Geiser completion of module names in action at the mini-buffer. You won't be surprised to know that it's also available at the REPL buffer itself. There, you can use either @kbd{C-.} or -- cgit v1.2.3