Re: Backward completions

[Juri Linkov]

>> The following patch binds <backtab> to `minibuffer-complete-backward'
>> that is an alias of `minibuffer-complete'.  But maybe code in
>> `minibuffer-complete' is so small, so it could be copied to a new
>> function `minibuffer-complete-backward' (with small modifications)
>> instead of creating an alias?
>
> I'm not convinced it makes sense for backtab to do completion.
> And we already have M-prior to scroll backward.

Actually I rarely scroll a large list of completions using <TAB> since
it's more convenient to switch to the *Completions* buffer and to use
normal scrolling keys.  So I don't insist on the <backtab> key.

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Juri Linkov
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