From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dani Moncayo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7700: 24.0.50; C-y binding withing Isearch mode Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:06:16 +0100 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016361e7ed2bdaf7c0497f0549a X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1292959418 1319 80.91.229.12 (21 Dec 2010 19:23:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:23:38 +0000 (UTC) To: 7700@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 21 20:23:32 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PV7o4-0005KQ-0M for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:23:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37259 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PV7o3-0005kl-Du for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; 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charset=ISO-8859-1 Severity: wishlist Two common task performed when editing with Emacs are (a) Visit some file and (b) search for some text. In my case it often happens that the path of the file to visit or the text to search for is previously copied to the kill ring (or system clipboard), so that I, intuitively, yank it with C-y. This works OK when the operation at hand is to visit a file, but it doesn't in the search case, because in Isearch mode, C-y is bounded to another command: One that takes the text from point to the end of line as search text (which is of little use, IMO). Personally, I find this behavior inconsistent/annoying: I would expect that C-y within Isearch add text X to the search text, where X is the text that would be yanked in normal editing. One solution to fix this would be to swap the bindings of C-y and M-y withing Isearch mode. Of course I can do that in my .emacs, but if you agree with my reasoning, it could be make the default. What do you think? -- Dani Moncayo --0016361e7ed2bdaf7c0497f0549a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Severity: wishlist

Two common task performed when editing with Em= acs are (a) Visit some file and (b) search for some text.

In my case it often happens that the = path of the file to visit or the text to search for is previously copied to= the kill ring (or system clipboard), so that I, intuitively, yank it with = C-y.

This works OK when the operation at hand is to visit a file, but it doe= sn't in the search case, because in Isearch mode, C-y is bounded to ano= ther command: One that takes the text from point to the end of line as sear= ch text (which is of little use, IMO).

Personally, I find this behavior inconsistent/annoying: I would expect = that C-y within Isearch add text X to the search text, where X is the text = that would be yanked in normal editing.

One solution to fix this wou= ld be to swap the bindings of C-y and M-y withing Isearch mode. Of course I= can do that in my .emacs, but if you agree with my reasoning, it could be = make the default.

What do you think?


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