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kakuri on Dec 6, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: The single most useful Emacs feature

I can't switch away from Notepad++ to any editor that lacks instantaneous, no-hassle (no extra key presses), buttery smooth current buffer word auto-complete.

jrockway on Dec 6, 2011 | [–]

Presumably you have to press a key to accept a completion. With dabbrev or hippie-expand, you don't.

tptacek on Dec 6, 2011 | [–]

Thank you for sharing.

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