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From: | Gregory Heytings |
Subject: | Re: [PATCH] Support "\n" in icomplete-separator |
Date: | Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:51:21 +0000 |
User-agent: | Alpine 2.22 (NEB 394 2020-01-19) |
Since vertical lists and icomplete-type completion features present the same interaction interfaces, both keyboard- and mouse-related, I see no reason to distinguish between them in this context.I didn't say these features should be used. However, people do want to use them, whether we agree or not.
I use them, both in regular buffers and in the minibuffer, so at least I speak with some experience.
When they do use such features, I maintain that the visual appearance should be pretty and professional, like what we see in GUI apps out there which use the vertical list widgets.
I would make a distinction between two things: (1) vertical display of completion candidates inside regular buffers (what Company does) and (2) vertical display of completion candidates in the minibuffer.
I agree that for (1) a GUI vertical list widget could make sense instead of the pseudo-tooltip that Company creates with an overlay. I would not use such a widget myself, as I like the minimalism of a terminal-like interface, but I understand that others could prefer a more modern UI, and could judge that a pseudo-tooltip is "unprofessional".
I can't agree that for (2) a GUI vertical list widget would make sense, IMO it would be awkward to use a GUI widget there. If AFAIK none of the packages that implement vertical lists there create an rectangular overlay with a pseudo scroll bar (as Company does) to mimic a GUI vertical list widget, it's probably not without any reason.
I understand that you disagree, and that is fine. I just don't see why we should continue arguing long after we've established that there's a fundamental disagreement between us.
Indeed, I agree to fundamentally disagree.
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