Hmm, this was much harder than I thought. I see no difference with the
addition of the compstate[insert] line.

I tried this:

_list-result() {
    print "state: " $compstate[insert]
    compadd -M 'l:|=* m:{[:lower:]}={[:upper:]}' -f ${__lsdir:-HOME}/*
    compstate[list]=''
    compstate[insert]='menu'
}

In fact, I have not been able to provoke a situation where the first line
does not print out "state: menu". Both if I hit "<alt-e>" and "<alt-E>",
what is printed is always "state: menu".


On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
wrote:

> On Sep 14,  9:22am, Jesper Nygards wrote:
> }
> } I am getting closer: the problem with numeric is now solved with your
> } suggestions, as well as turning off the listing of alternatives. However
> } I still have trouble reversing the menu completion direction.
>
> I think all you need is this:
>
>     _list-result() {
>         compadd -M 'l:|=* m:{[:lower:]}={[:upper:]}' -f ${__lsdir:-HOME}/*
>         # Even if there are multiple matches, don't list them out
>         compstate[list]=''
>         # In case we are already in the middle of a menu completion,
>         # ignore the compadd above and continue in the current menu
>         compstate[insert]='menu'
>     }
>
> It may be necessary in some edge cases to examine $compstate[insert]
> and update it differently; read the doc and experiment with what the
> state of $compstate[insert] is upon entry to _list-result.
>