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authorOmar Antolín <omar.antolin@gmail.com>2022-04-06 09:24:23 -0500
committerOmar Antolín <omar.antolin@gmail.com>2022-04-06 09:24:23 -0500
commitb14971ddc3fa3361eb822dab45846ddede23b9c6 (patch)
treefe7829e8419ecaeaeacd5bd696891be7a533c567 /README.org
parent7d704c0537ccdeea31f98448bdff8254c0cf8a9e (diff)
Tweak wording in discussion of basic completion style
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@@ -76,13 +76,15 @@ the following configuration:
completion-category-overrides '((file (styles basic partial-completion))))
#+end_src
-The =basic= completion style is specified as fallback in addition to =orderless= in
-order to ensure that completion commands which rely on dynamic completion
-tables, e.g., ~completion-table-dynamic~ or ~completion-table-in-turn~, work
-correctly. Furthermore the =basic= completion style is needed by Tramp hostname
-completion for the =file= completion category in the
-=completion-category-overrides=. In addition, the =partial-completion= style allows
-you to use wildcards for file completion and partial paths, e.g., ~/u/l/s~ for
+The =basic= completion style is specified as fallback in addition to
+=orderless= in order to ensure that completion commands which rely on
+dynamic completion tables, e.g., ~completion-table-dynamic~ or
+~completion-table-in-turn~, work correctly. Furthermore the =basic=
+completion style needs to be tried /first/ (not as a fallback) for TRAMP
+hostname completion to work. In order to achieve that, we add an entry
+for the =file= completion category in the =completion-category-overrides=
+variable. In addition, the =partial-completion= style allows you to use
+wildcards for file completion and partial paths, e.g., ~/u/l/s~ for
~/usr/share/local~.
Bug reports are highly welcome and appreciated!