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diff --git a/site/blog/Another_way_to_get_a_selection.org b/site/blog/Another_way_to_get_a_selection.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..29df13b --- /dev/null +++ b/site/blog/Another_way_to_get_a_selection.org @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +#+TITLE: Another way to get a selection +#+DATE: 2012-05-03 10:04:00 +#+TAGS: emacs elisp org-mode coding + +When I was first looking into improving my mailbox selection function +I was looking at how to just ask the user for input with completions. +Though now that I came across ~tmm-prompt~ I really prefer this way of +working, at least in this case. + +However, today another function was mentioned, in response to someone +pointing out ~org-completing-read~: ~completing-read~. Wow that's a far +leap. + +Anyway: + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + (completing-read "Your favorite color: " + '("red" "green" "blue" "yellow")) +#+END_SRC + +This will ask for user input and provide these options as completions, +but it won't show a list of options, of provide shortcuts, like +~tmm-prompt~ does. + +It's good to know these things, and I really should read both the +emacs manual and the emacs lisp reference manual at some point. |