RE: more interactive menu completion

[Le Wang <lewang@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Sven Wischnowsky <wischnow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Borzenkov Andrey wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > I'm using menu completion now, and I absolutely
> love
> > > it.  However I was just thinking that all of my
> > > keyboard keys are unmapped during menu
> completion, so
> > > wouldn't it be nice if I could press 'abc', and
> have
> > > the selection go to the first file starting with
> an
> > > 'abc'?  This is very much like the way modern
> file
> > > managers work (e.g. Explorer,  Konqueror, etc),
> except
> > > they only match the first letter.
> > > 
> > > It would be great if this kind of widget can be
> > > refined to do substring matching as well.  Does
> this
> > > kind of completion scheme currently exist for
> Zsh?
> > > 
> > 
> > There is incremental-complete-word widget that
> does what you want. I do not
> > know if it is widely used, so your comments would
> be welcome.
> 
> In the development version, there is also
> incremental mode of menu
> selection, see the docs for the `complist' module
> and for the new
> completion system (under the `menu' style).


That is very nice.  The functionality is exactly what
I had in mind.  Once again, I'm very impressed with
Zsh! :)

One note about the user interface of this
"interactive" menu completion mode:  Why have a
'vi-insert' key binding at all?  I don't see any
reason for it.  IMHO "interactive" mode should be able
to be toggled on or off permanently (maybe throuth
styles).

cheers.

--
Le


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