From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: word search (Re: isearch in Dired) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:20 -0400 Message-ID: References: <874pjaiv45.fsf@gmail.com> <87lkclekep.fsf@jurta.org> <87r69k2vcw.fsf_-_@jurta.org> <87abg6ajlr.fsf@jurta.org> <48892105.7000504@gmail.com> <87abg0ohx6.fsf_-_@jurta.org> <87zlo0oba0.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87myjz8ggy.fsf@jurta.org> <878wvicjtk.fsf@jurta.org> <87r69a6q38.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1217521843 23206 80.91.229.12 (31 Jul 2008 16:30:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:30:43 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 31 18:31:33 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 1KOb3p-0005Bq-2p for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:31:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40521 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KOb2u-0002zn-L0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KOb2p-0002yl-0P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KOb2m-0002xR-Dg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54183 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KOb2m-0002xG-51 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:24 -0400 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:52730) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KOb2m-0006F4-3c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:24 -0400 Original-Received: from alfajor.home (vpn-132-204-232-141.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.141]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m6VGUkmn016252; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:46 -0400 Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 502EF1C175; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:20 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87r69a6q38.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:16:59 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3071=0 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:101810 Archived-At: > Typing SPC to mark the end of the word sequence is not obvious too, > but perhaps with enough documentation might provide a convenient UI > for incremental word search. Agreed. >>> This feature is useful for regexp Isearch as well because often it is >>> distracting to see warnings "incomplete input" while typing a complex >>> regexp in Isearch mode. >> >> I completely disagree. I always use C-u C-s ... M-% to do regexp >> search&replace specifically because it's so much more convenient to be >> able to enter the regexp incrementally. If you're bothered by the >> "incomplete input" warning, we should try and address that directly. > Sometimes it is sufficient to write a regexp non-incrementally without > paying attention where it matches during typing. But really this is > not important since there is already the key `M-e', so it is easy > to type `C-u C-s M-e' when necessary. My thought exactly: I agree that sometimes it's more convenient to use a minibuffer rather than the incremental search entry, but it should not be the default for regexp isearch. Stefan