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Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> 
>> xyblor wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a way to search the whole buffer while I type, like Firefox's
>>> "find" command?
>
> (defadvice isearch-forward (before beginning-of-buffer activate)
>   "Move point to the beginning of the buffer; leave mark at previous 
> position."
>   (beginning-of-buffer))

Thanks for the suggestion; I didn't know about this whole "advice" 
concept. As you pointed out, this solution messes with the point in 
such a way that C-g does not get you back to where you were before the 
search, and I don't think I can live with that.