From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19259: 25.0.50; Be able to use `compare-windows' in either direction Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 02:57:41 +0200 Organization: LINKOV.NET Message-ID: <878uimkj5m.fsf@mail.linkov.net> References: <109d0892-03a9-4daa-8814-16207d2f3858@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1417741166 14138 80.91.229.3 (5 Dec 2014 00:59:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 00:59:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19259@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 05 01:59:18 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhEs-0003PU-7n for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2014 01:59:18 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48345 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhEr-00065q-UM for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:59:17 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39671) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhEi-00065W-50 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:59:14 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhEc-0003jz-1D for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:59:08 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:56959) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhEb-0003ju-Ur for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:59:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhEb-00081G-PY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:59:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Juri Linkov Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:59:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19259 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19259-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19259.141774109730775 (code B ref 19259); Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:59:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19259) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Dec 2014 00:58:17 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54172 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhDs-00080I-UC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:58:17 -0500 Original-Received: from ps18281.dreamhost.com ([69.163.222.226]:60637 helo=ps18281.dreamhostps.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XwhDq-00080A-Lz for 19259@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:58:15 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost.linkov.net (ps18281.dreamhostps.com [69.163.222.226]) by ps18281.dreamhostps.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E71F9348328E73; Thu, 4 Dec 2014 16:58:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <109d0892-03a9-4daa-8814-16207d2f3858@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 2 Dec 2014 14:53:18 -0800 (PST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:96876 Archived-At: > Especially when `compare-windows' is used repeatedly (e.g. bound to a > repeatable key etc.), it can be helpful to be able to sometimes > compare backward, toward bob, instead of always forward, toward eob. > Please add this enhancement. Why do you want this feature? After comparing from the top of the buffer you can return to previous matches by popping previous positions from the mark ring with `C-u C-SPC C-SPC C-SPC ...'