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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
Cc: kellydeanch@yahoo.com, 12988@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12988: [PATCH] RE: bug#12988: isearch fails to persistently	indicate case sensitivity
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:19:11 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvk3t3yyez.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8738zrsd2b.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:35:40 +0800")

>> I-search(NC) -- case-insensitive ("no-case")
>> I-search(CS) -- case-sensitive
>> I-search(CS,WS) -- and lax whitespace
>> I-search(CS,WS,RX) -- and regexp
> I think that would be fine, though full strings (like "case",
> "strict-space") might be better than cryptic acryonyms.

In an earlier thread I suggested "Isearch/w/c" where the letters would
match the keys used to enable/select those options.

> I'd like to mention that a bad consequence of this approach is that
> the prompt string would have a variable length, so that the search
> string would not be shown in a stable position, making harder for the
> user to concentrate on it.

We're talking about switches which usually are not changed during
the search.


        Stefan





  reply	other threads:[~2012-11-30 14:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-25  2:05 bug#12988: isearch fails to persistently indicate case sensitivity Kelly Dean
2012-11-25  9:54 ` Juri Linkov
2012-11-25 17:55   ` bug#12988: [PATCH] " Drew Adams
2012-11-25 18:02     ` bug#12988: [PATCH] RE: bug#12988: isearch fails to persistentlyindicate " Drew Adams
2012-11-28 23:19     ` bug#12988: [PATCH] RE: bug#12988: isearch fails to persistently indicate " Juri Linkov
2012-11-29  0:06       ` Drew Adams
2012-11-30  0:28         ` Juri Linkov
2012-11-30  1:18           ` Drew Adams
2012-11-30  1:34             ` Juri Linkov
2012-11-30  3:50               ` Drew Adams
2012-11-30  8:23               ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-11-30  8:35                 ` Chong Yidong
2012-11-30 14:19                   ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2012-11-30 15:46                     ` Dani Moncayo
2012-11-30 15:59                       ` Dani Moncayo
2012-11-30 16:55                       ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-30 18:30                     ` Juri Linkov
2012-11-30 19:26                       ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-30 19:44                         ` Juri Linkov
2012-11-30 20:10                           ` Stefan Monnier
2012-11-30 21:35                             ` bug#12988: [PATCH] RE: bug#12988: isearch fails to persistentlyindicate " Drew Adams
2012-12-01  6:03                               ` Chong Yidong
2012-12-01  6:41                                 ` Jambunathan K
2012-12-01  7:01                                   ` Drew Adams
2012-12-01  8:06                                     ` Jambunathan K
2012-12-01 16:38                                       ` Drew Adams
2012-11-30  8:36                 ` bug#12988: [PATCH] RE: bug#12988: isearch fails to persistently indicate " Dani Moncayo
2012-11-30  9:56                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-11-30 10:09                     ` Dani Moncayo
2012-11-30 13:35                   ` Andreas Schwab
2012-11-30 15:37                     ` Dani Moncayo
2022-04-27 18:48   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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