* src/completions.c (completions_complete): if direction is

COMPLETION_PREVIOUS, then set last_match to it's previous entry.

3 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3b90e5b..40d9302 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2003-05-28  Shawn Betts  <sabetts@sfu.ca>
 
+	* src/completions.c (completions_complete): if direction is
+	COMPLETION_PREVIOUS, then set last_match to it's previous entry.
+
 	* src/globals.h (COMPLETION_NEXT): new define
 	(COMPLETION_PREVIOUS): likewise
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 08a0d2a..23ad0f5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 ratpoison NEWS --- history of user-visible changes.  -*- outline -*-
 
 * Changes since 1.2.0-beta5
+** Completions
+You can now type Tab and get completions on window names, group names,
+and colon commands.
+
+** Line editing capabilities
+You can now go forward a word, backward a char, delete a word, etc.
+
 ** New commands gnewbg, gselect, groups, gmove, and gmerge
 These commands allow further manipulation of window groups.
 
diff --git a/src/completions.c b/src/completions.c
index 314bd23..1347e7c 100644
--- a/src/completions.c
+++ b/src/completions.c
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ completions_complete (rp_completions *c, char *partial, int direction)
       if (c->last_match == NULL)
 	return NULL;
 
+      /* c->last_match contains the first match in the forward
+	 direction. So if we're looking for the previous match, then
+	 check the previous element from last_match. */
+      if (direction == COMPLETION_PREVIOUS)
+	c->last_match = list_prev_entry (c->last_match, &c->completion_list, node);
+
+      /* Now check if last_match is a match for partial. */
       if (str_comp (sbuf_get (c->last_match), c->partial, strlen (c->partial)))
 	return sbuf_get (c->last_match);
     }