Problem finding multiple tags with same tagname

Problem finding multiple tags with same tagname

[Andrew Shepard]

I'm searching for tags in a TAGS file created by etags.  However, I'm 
unable to look for more than one tag with the same name when I follow
instructions given in the book "Learning GNU Emacs"

Here's an example where I'm looking for multiple instances of the 
function Play():

ESC-.
Play RETURN
(I am correctly taken to the first instance of the Play() function)

ESC-,

Message returned by Emacs is: 'No M-x tags-search or M-x 
tags-query-replace in progress'


Note that if I do a ESC-x tags-search on a tagname and follow with ESC-, 
emacs takes me to all the instances of the tagname.  It looks like the 
book I have might have an error in it.  However, if this is the case how 
do I find multiple instances of tags after using the ESC-. command?

Thanks in advance.

Andy ...

Re: Problem finding multiple tags with same tagname

[Andrew Shepard]

Solution found:

After reading the online Emacs manual it became apparent that the 
"Learning GNU Emacs" book is in error. The "correct" way to find 
successive tags is to use the following:

C-u M-.


Andy ...

Andrew Shepard wrote:

> I'm searching for tags in a TAGS file created by etags. However, I'm 
> unable to look for more than one tag with the same name when I follow
> instructions given in the book "Learning GNU Emacs"
>
> Here's an example where I'm looking for multiple instances of the 
> function Play():
>
> ESC-.
> Play RETURN
> (I am correctly taken to the first instance of the Play() function)
>
> ESC-,
>
> Message returned by Emacs is: 'No M-x tags-search or M-x 
> tags-query-replace in progress'
>
>
> Note that if I do a ESC-x tags-search on a tagname and follow with 
> ESC-, emacs takes me to all the instances of the tagname. It looks 
> like the book I have might have an error in it. However, if this is 
> the case how do I find multiple instances of tags after using the 
> ESC-. command?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Andy ...
>
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>
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Re: Problem finding multiple tags with same tagname

[Kai Grossjohann]

Andrew Shepard <ashepard2001@yahoo.com> writes:

> After reading the online Emacs manual it became apparent that the
> "Learning GNU Emacs" book is in error.

It appears that many people like to either read a book or read a web
page.

But the documentation that comes with Emacs is very easily accessible
and corresponds to the Emacs version you're actually using.  Many
problems could be avoided by reading the right version of the
documentation.

Just hit C-h i d m Emacs RET to read the Emacs manual.

Kai

PS: Contrary to popular belief, the info reader does have a back
    button.  It's `l'.

Re: Problem finding multiple tags with same tagname

[gebser]

At 08:35 (UTC+0200) on Tue, 8 Jun 2004 Kai Grossjohann said:

= Andrew Shepard <ashepard2001@yahoo.com> writes:
= 
= > After reading the online Emacs manual it became apparent that the
= > "Learning GNU Emacs" book is in error.
= 
= It appears that many people like to either read a book or read a web
= page.
= 
= But the documentation that comes with Emacs is very easily accessible
= and corresponds to the Emacs version you're actually using.  Many
= problems could be avoided by reading the right version of the
= documentation.
= 
= Just hit C-h i d m Emacs RET to read the Emacs manual.
= 
= Kai
= 
= PS: Contrary to popular belief, the info reader does have a back
=     button.  It's `l'.

For the mouse-oriented, you can also click on "Help | Manual".

Hey, thanks for that.  I've been using the info reader for a long time 
and didn't know about the 'l' (el).

ken