From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Grep key bindings Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:11:27 +0900 Message-ID: <8763rp1chc.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <4853F884.7000609@gmail.com> <7dbe73ed0806141442h342f8ff0u83863f3980a7e229@mail.gmail.com> <48545D78.8080103@gmail.com> <4854E536.8040407@gmail.com> <87k5gql900.fsf@jurta.org> <878wwp1an8.fsf@jurta.org> <871w2gi58m.fsf@jurta.org> <87d4m0c9md.fsf@jurta.org> <87wsk89byj.fsf@jurta.org> <87bq1ihey5.fsf@jurta.org> <878wwlpa0e.fsf_-_@jurta.org> <87bq1h1dqg.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87iqvpnucx.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1214950312 30260 80.91.229.12 (1 Jul 2008 22:11:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:11:52 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 02 00:12:38 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KDo5R-00064x-Gg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:12:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37972 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KDo4a-0006Fo-SU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:11:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KDo4W-0006Fg-3I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:11:36 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KDo4U-0006Er-Ne for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:11:35 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54004 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KDo4U-0006El-EJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:11:34 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:55330) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KDo4Q-0003Rk-75; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:11:30 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.231.97.106.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.97.106] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1KDo4O-0004Nr-50; Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:11:28 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 334C12F3A; Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:11:27 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <87iqvpnucx.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:54:22 +0300") Original-Lines: 19 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:100280 Archived-At: Juri Linkov writes: >> Not every command needs a binding, and "rgrep" and "lgrep" are quite >> convenient to use with M-x. >> >> Trying to bind _everything_ just reduces the quality of bindings in >> general. > > But I don't propose to bind everything. Only most frequently used > commands deserve global key bindings, and grep family of commands > undoubtedly belong to this category. That's quite debatable; I actually use "M-x grep" many many times a day, but have never felt it needed a binding. -Miles -- "I distrust a research person who is always obviously busy on a task." --Robert Frosch, VP, GM Research