* query replace -- error with prompt instead of insert
@ 2011-09-13 17:00 fork
2011-09-13 21:55 ` Ian Zimmerman
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From: fork @ 2011-09-13 17:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Is there a way to make query-replace flash and
error instead of inserting a "y"or "n" when
I answer prompts beyond the buffer?
So if there are two instances of 'foo' and
I replace 'foo' with 'bar' but hit
'y' 10 times, I don't want to insert 8 'y'
characters, but flash and error instead.
(A similar thing for c-x e for executing
macros would be great too).
Tx
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* Re: query replace -- error with prompt instead of insert
2011-09-13 17:00 query replace -- error with prompt instead of insert fork
@ 2011-09-13 21:55 ` Ian Zimmerman
2011-09-14 8:06 ` suvayu ali
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From: Ian Zimmerman @ 2011-09-13 21:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
fork> So if there are two instances of 'foo' and I replace 'foo' with
fork> 'bar' but hit 'y' 10 times, I don't want to insert 8 'y'
fork> characters, but flash and error instead.
Your desires are contradictory.
The very purpose of prompts is to get input from a thinking human before
committing to each action. If you know in advance you want to always
answer `y', you should use the promptless replace-string.
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* Re: query replace -- error with prompt instead of insert
2011-09-13 21:55 ` Ian Zimmerman
@ 2011-09-14 8:06 ` suvayu ali
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From: suvayu ali @ 2011-09-14 8:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
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On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Ian Zimmerman <itz@buug.org> wrote:
> If you know in advance you want to always
> answer `y', you should use the promptless replace-string.
or respond ! to the first prompt.
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