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bug#23093: 25.0.92; Change for the worse: minibuffer completion window s


From: martin rudalics
Subject: bug#23093: 25.0.92; Change for the worse: minibuffer completion window splits below rather that right
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 09:37:43 +0100

> Thanks.  However, I have a difficulty understanding this part of the
> NEWS entry:
>
>    *** The minibuffer completions window is now displayed at the bottom of
>    the selected frame and always fit to its buffer.
>
> There are 2 unclear aspects here: (a) who is "it" in "its buffer", and
> (b) what does "fit to" mean.
>
> Does the following rewording convey the same ideas?
>
>    *** The window displaying the '*Completions*' buffer with minibuffer
>    completion candidates is now shown at the bottom of the selected
>    frame.  The size of that window is always as large as required to
>    display all the candidates, except when limited by the minimum size
>    of the other windows on that frame; those other windows are resized
>    to provide space for the '*Completions*' display.

It does so.  If necessary, please reword the manual text as well.

Thanks, martin





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