@cindex default argument
Sometimes a @dfn{default argument} appears in parentheses after the
colon; it too is part of the prompt. The default will be used as the
-argument value if you enter an empty argument (for example, just type
+argument value if you enter an empty argument (that is, just type
@key{RET}). For example, commands that read buffer names always show a
default, which is the name of the buffer that will be used if you type
just @key{RET}.
with @kbd{C-x ^}.
@vindex resize-mini-windows
- The minibuffer window expands vertically as necessary to hold the text
-that you put in the minibuffer if @code{resize-mini-windows} is
+ The minibuffer window expands vertically as necessary to hold the
+text that you put in the minibuffer if @code{resize-mini-windows} is
non-@code{nil}. If @code{resize-mini-windows} is @code{t}, the window
is always resized to fit the size of the text it displays. If
@code{resize-mini-windows} is the symbol @code{grow-only}, the window
-is enlarged only, until it becomes empty again, at which point it
-shrinks to its normal size again.
+is enlarged when the size of displayed text grows, but never reduced
+in size until it becomes empty, at which point it shrinks back to its
+normal size.
@vindex max-mini-window-height
The variable @code{max-mini-window-height} controls the maximum
maximum number of lines; @code{nil} means do not resize the minibuffer
window automatically. The default value is 0.25.
-@vindex minibuffer-scroll-overlap
- Scrolling works specially in the minibuffer window. When the
-minibuffer is just one line high, and it contains a long line of text
-that won't fit on the screen, scrolling automatically maintains an
-overlap of a certain number of characters from one continuation line to
-the next. The variable @code{minibuffer-scroll-overlap} specifies how
-many characters of overlap; the default is 20.
-
If while in the minibuffer you issue a command that displays help text
of any sort in another window, you can use the @kbd{C-M-v} command while
in the minibuffer to scroll the help text. This lasts until you exit
-the minibuffer. This feature is especially useful if a completing
+the minibuffer. This feature is especially useful if the
minibuffer gives you a list of possible completions. @xref{Other Window}.
@vindex enable-recursive-minibuffers
type @key{SPC}, it finds that the completion is @samp{auto-fill-mode},
but it stops completing after @samp{fill-}. This gives
@samp{auto-fill-}. Another @key{SPC} at this point completes all the
-way to @samp{auto-fill-mode}. @key{SPC} in the minibuffer when
+way to @samp{auto-fill-mode}. Typing @key{SPC} in the minibuffer when
completion is available runs the command
@code{minibuffer-complete-word}.
@item Mouse-2
Clicking mouse button 2 on a completion in the list of possible
completions chooses that completion (@code{mouse-choose-completion}).
-You normally use this command while point is in the minibuffer; but you
+You normally use this command while point is in the minibuffer, but you
must click in the list of completions, not in the minibuffer itself.
@findex switch-to-completions
lists of completions---those always mention all possible completions.
@vindex completion-auto-help
- Normally, a completion command that finds the next character is undetermined
-automatically displays a list of all possible completions. If the variable
-@code{completion-auto-help} is set to @code{nil}, this does not happen,
-and you must type @kbd{?} to display the possible completions.
+ Normally, a completion command that finds that the next character is
+undetermined automatically displays a list of all possible
+completions. If the variable @code{completion-auto-help} is set to
+@code{nil}, this does not happen, and you must type @kbd{?} to display
+the possible completions.
@cindex Partial Completion mode
@vindex partial-completion-mode
@code{find-file} so that the @samp{<@var{include}>} stands for the
file named @var{include} in some directory in the path
@code{PC-include-file-path}. If you set @code{PC-disable-includes} to
-@code{nil}, this feature is disabled.
+non-@code{nil}, this feature is disabled.
@cindex Icomplete mode
@findex icomplete-mode
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