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diff --git a/lisp/complete.el b/lisp/complete.el
index 1cdff0d9acd..b1bb36f9dfa 100644
--- a/lisp/complete.el
+++ b/lisp/complete.el
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ If nil, means use the colon-separated path in the variable $INCPATH instead."
(defvar PC-do-completion-end nil
"Internal variable used by `PC-do-completion'.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'PC-do-completion-end)
+
+(defvar PC-goto-end nil
+ "Internal variable set in `PC-do-completion', used in
+`choose-completion-string-functions'.")
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'PC-goto-end)
+
;;;###autoload
(define-minor-mode partial-completion-mode
"Toggle Partial Completion mode.
@@ -242,11 +250,16 @@ second TAB brings up the `*Completions*' buffer."
(if partial-completion-mode 'add-hook 'remove-hook)
'choose-completion-string-functions
(lambda (choice buffer mini-p base-size)
- (if mini-p (goto-char (point-max))
+ ;; When completing M-: (lisp- ) with point before the ), it is
+ ;; not appropriate to go to point-max (unlike the filename case).
+ (if (and (not PC-goto-end)
+ mini-p)
+ (goto-char (point-max))
;; Need a similar hack for the non-minibuffer-case -- gm.
(when PC-do-completion-end
(goto-char PC-do-completion-end)
(setq PC-do-completion-end nil)))
+ (setq PC-goto-end nil)
nil))
;; Build the env-completion and mapping table.
(when (and partial-completion-mode (null PC-env-vars-alist))
@@ -417,7 +430,13 @@ of `minibuffer-completion-table' and the minibuffer contents.")
(let ((result (try-completion string alist predicate)))
(if (eq result t) string result)))
-(defun PC-do-completion (&optional mode beg end)
+;; TODO document MODE magic...
+(defun PC-do-completion (&optional mode beg end goto-end)
+ "Internal function to do the work of partial completion.
+Text to be completed lies between BEG and END. Normally when
+replacing text in the minibuffer, this function replaces up to
+point-max (as is appropriate for completing a file name). If
+GOTO-END is non-nil, however, it instead replaces up to END."
(or beg (setq beg (minibuffer-prompt-end)))
(or end (setq end (point-max)))
(let* ((table minibuffer-completion-table)
@@ -753,6 +772,8 @@ of `minibuffer-completion-table' and the minibuffer contents.")
(let ((prompt-end (minibuffer-prompt-end)))
(with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
(display-completion-list (sort helpposs 'string-lessp))
+ (setq PC-do-completion-end end
+ PC-goto-end goto-end)
(with-current-buffer standard-output
;; Record which part of the buffer we are completing
;; so that choosing a completion from the list
@@ -771,8 +792,7 @@ of `minibuffer-completion-table' and the minibuffer contents.")
;; plays around with point.
(setq completion-base-size (if dirname
dirlength
- (- beg prompt-end))
- PC-do-completion-end end))))
+ (- beg prompt-end))))))
(PC-temp-minibuffer-message " [Next char not unique]"))
nil)))))
@@ -886,11 +906,11 @@ or properties are considered."
;; Alternatively alternatively, maybe end should be computed in
;; the same way as beg. That would change the behaviour though.
(if (equal last-command 'PC-lisp-complete-symbol)
- (PC-do-completion nil beg PC-lisp-complete-end)
+ (PC-do-completion nil beg PC-lisp-complete-end t)
(if PC-lisp-complete-end
(move-marker PC-lisp-complete-end end)
(setq PC-lisp-complete-end (copy-marker end t)))
- (PC-do-completion nil beg end))))
+ (PC-do-completion nil beg end t))))
(defun PC-complete-as-file-name ()
"Perform completion on file names preceding point.