emacs-helm / emacs-helm/helm

Feature request: helm-initial-inputs-alist

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
For a handful of functions, I wind up typing `^` quite often into the minibuffer.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Some sort of `defcustom`, `helm-initial-inputs-alist` to allow the user to specify an initial input in the `helm` minibuffer for a function. Ivy already has this.

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Research direction

Start by examining Helm's minibuffer entry points and compare Ivy's existing initial-input behavior. Determine how a defcustom named helm-initial-inputs-alist should map functions to initial input, then verify that the requested functions begin with the configured text without affecting other Helm prompts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
emacs-lisp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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