How to add the line completion <C-X>L to the results?

[psprint]

Hi, I've tried:

let g:mucomplete#user_mappings = { 'keyl' : "\<c-x>l" }
let g:mucomplete#chains = { 'zsh' : ['file', 'keyn', 'keyl'] }

However this breaks input – after entering a key it starts repeating ls, like so:

    return <a key is entered now>0llllllllllllllllllllll

[lifepillar]

Line completion is supported out of the box with the "line" method:

:let b:mucomplete_chain = ['line']

Type:

I like biking
I like swimming
I like<Tab>

[psprint]

It behaves differently than <C-X><C-L>, see asciicast.

[lifepillar]

You are not supposed to use g:mucomplete#user_mappings to (re)define built-in completion methods. That's not going to work as expected, in general. MUcomplete provides all of them, in a way that takes into account the particular way each one works. So, stick with 'line' and 'omni', for line-completion and omni-completion, respectively.

In your example, the second configuration (using 'line') works as expected: since 'keyn' is before 'line', you get keyword completions first. The first configuration (using your own 'keyl') does not produce the expected result (and it's not expected to do so as you are mapping a built-in method), because keyword completion should be triggered, not line completion.

If you want line completion to be given a higher priority, put it earlier in the chain, e.g., try:

:let b:mucomplete_chain= ['file', 'line', 'keyn']

As for the lag, you should check your omni-completion function and/or tags completion (which seem the ones that cause a delay in your example). For instance, to test omni-completion, disable MUcomplete auto-completion (:MUcompleteAutoOff), then try completing by typing CTRL-X CTRL-O. For tags, try CTRL-X CTRL-]. Are those as slow?

[psprint]

Ok, it now works. However, omni has a strange side effect: asciicast.

[psprint]

One other problem: asciicast.