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From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: subsequent prompting for occur
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:17:41 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41084225.1030905@yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.1912.1091033677.1960.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Dan Jacobson wrote:
 > When we type M-x occur for a subsequent time, we are prompted with the
 > regexp we used the last time:
 > List lines matching regexp (default `^[A-Z]'):
 >
 > The problem is that we normal people will then try and edit the
 > expression, which lives in read-only land.

Normal people know to type `M-p' at any minibuffer prompt to insert the
previous input, or `M-n' to insert the default, either of which can then
be edited.

 > And while you are at it, finally bind "q" to bury the occur buffer.

(define-key occur-mode-map "q" 'bury-buffer)

-- 
Kevin Rodgers

       reply	other threads:[~2004-07-29  0:17 UTC|newest]

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2004-07-29  0:17 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2004-07-28  4:04 subsequent prompting for occur Dan Jacobson

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