COMMIT C-M-/ (dabbrev-completion) is pretty nifty, and even works, with this patch ... Adrian packages ChangeLog patch: Diff command: cvs -q diff -U 0 Files affected: xemacs-packages/edit-utils/ChangeLog Index: xemacs-packages/edit-utils/ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/packages/xemacs-packages/edit-utils/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.216 diff -u -U0 -r1.216 ChangeLog --- xemacs-packages/edit-utils/ChangeLog 5 Dec 2005 06:19:11 -0000 1.216 +++ xemacs-packages/edit-utils/ChangeLog 21 Feb 2006 21:25:21 -0000 ＠＠ -0,0 +1,5 ＠＠ +2006-02-21 Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; + + * dabbrev.el (dabbrev--extent-clicked-on): Supply required fourth + argument to `dabbrev--substitute-expansion'. + packages source patch: Diff command: cvs -f -z3 -q diff -u -w -N Files affected: xemacs-packages/edit-utils/dabbrev.el Index: xemacs-packages/edit-utils/dabbrev.el =================================================================== RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/packages/xemacs-packages/edit-utils/dabbrev.el,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -w -r1.4 dabbrev.el --- xemacs-packages/edit-utils/dabbrev.el 9 Nov 2004 04:19:58 -0000 1.4 +++ xemacs-packages/edit-utils/dabbrev.el 21 Feb 2006 21:20:47 -0000 ＠＠ -367,7 +367,7 ＠＠ (set-window-configuration wconfig) (set-buffer buffer) (goto-char point) - (dabbrev--substitute-expansion nil init (extent-string extent)))) + (dabbrev--substitute-expansion nil init (extent-string extent) nil))) ;;---------------------------------------------------------------- ;; Exported functions -- Adrian Aichner mailto:adrian＠xemacs.org http://www.xemacs.org/