From: "john maclean" <jayeola@gmail.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Search for text
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:45:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4170c1720607261245p301e9cel83c0af4a129405be@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICCEABDIAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
hrm, i think I'll stick to the vanilla emacs for a while until I know
what I can do with the basic. It's always tempting for me to want to
learn *everything*.
[off topic but related: I'm using Jed also and C-s C-w does not work]
On 26/07/06, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> > Basic stuff here. Sorry if this has been asked before:-
> > - Can one search for text at the location of the point? If a point is
> > within word "foo" I'd like to C-s <something> so that I dont have to
> > enter that word when promted for a search term
>
> C-s C-w
>
> > - I'd like to be able to search for say ^[a-g] with regular
> > expressions. Can any one point me to the location of the info doc?
>
> C-u C-s ^[a-g]
>
> Alternatively: `C-M-s' (then `C-s' for subsequent searches of the same
> pattern).
>
> > - Finally I'd like to have all matching terms stay highlighted a bit
> > longer. C-s does highlight terms, but as soon as I C-v to look down
> > the page it's gone.
>
> M-x customize-variable RET lazy-highlight-cleanup RET
>
> BTW, if you don't mind venturing beyond vanilla Emacs, you might also like
> to try the crazy searching available with Icicles. This tells the story,
> with screenshots:
> http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/Icicles_-_Search_Enhancements#IciclesS
> earchCommands.
>
>
>
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2006-07-26 16:25 ` Search for text David Kastrup
2006-07-26 17:20 ` Drew Adams
2006-07-26 19:45 ` john maclean [this message]
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2006-07-26 20:26 ` David Kastrup
2006-07-26 21:07 ` john maclean
2006-07-27 15:50 ` Kevin Rodgers
[not found] ` <mailman.4511.1153948047.9609.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-07-26 21:15 ` David Kastrup
2006-07-27 9:00 ` john maclean
2006-07-27 9:09 ` David Kastrup
2006-07-27 10:43 ` john maclean
2006-07-26 16:15 john maclean
2006-07-27 15:50 ` Kevin Rodgers
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