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Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo index 1e5ffa584..217090790 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo @@ -491,7 +491,8 @@ for cursor names used by X programs kindex(default, completion tag) item(tt(default))( used to look up default values for various styles that may also be set -for tags that are used when generating matches +for tags that are used when generating matches; note that this tag is +used when only the var(function) field of the context name is set up ) kindex(descriptions, completion tag) item(tt(descriptions))( @@ -762,6 +763,15 @@ unless the description for the particular style mentions other possible values; in particular, the default value may be either on or off if the style is not set. +Some of these styles are tested for every tag used to add possible +matches and for the tt(default) tag (most notably tt(menu), +tt(list-colors) and the styles controlling the completion listing like +tt(list-packed) and tt(last-prompt)). When tested for the tt(default) +tag, only the var(function) field of the context will be set up, so +the default value will normally be set like: + +example(zstyle ':completion:*:default' menu ...) + startitem() kindex(accept-exact, completion style) item(tt(accept-exact))( @@ -1477,7 +1487,7 @@ kindex(menu, completion style) item(tt(menu))( If this is set to true in a given context, using any of the tags defined for a given completion, menu completion will be used. The tag -`tt(default)' can be used to match any tag, but a specific tag will take +`tt(default)' can be used to set the default value, but a specific tag will take precedence. If none of the values found in this way is true but at least one is set to `tt(auto)' the behaviour will be as for the tt(AUTO_MENU) option. Finally, if one of the values is explicitly set to false, menu |