ivy-avy equivalent

[noctuid]

It's nice to be able to quickly select an entry that is not at the top without further narrowing.

[raxod502]

I would prefer to have the option to display indices, and then allow keybindings to select a candidate by number (for example, using C-1 through C-9, like Company has). Does that sound like a reasonable alternative to the Avy interface to you?

[noctuid]

The nice thing about ivy-avy is being able to use customizable home row keys (I don't use qwerty) to select a candidate. But it takes an extra key to start it, and I can use an extra modifier to put numbers on the home row. Avy is also hypothetically nice if there are a lot of candidates, but I don't think I've ever selected outside the first 9. I think numbered indices and commands for selecting a numbered candidate would be good enough. I'm guessing it would be possible to implement the equivalent of ivy-avy as a separate package if someone really wanted it.

[raxod502]

Okay -- let's implement the numbered indices as an optional parameter in Selectrum proper, then, and then add some hooks that could be used to implement a more general scheme if somebody comes along who can make a good argument for something more being necessary.

[raxod502]

Let me know how this feature works for you.

[noctuid]

Thanks, it works as expected.

[noctuid]

One thing I've noticed that could maybe be improved is that everything shifts left as you narrow the number of candidates. For example, if there are 1000 candicates, there will be two spaces of padding. Once there are 999, the visible candidates will shift one character left and so forth. It's not terrible, but it's a little jarring. If possible, it might be nice to just keep the initial padding characters in place for the session.

[raxod502]

Reasonable. Let me know what you think.

[noctuid]

Thanks, it works well.

[clemera]

#479 added functionality similar to ivy-avy