From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jonathan Groll Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Rapidly navigating buffers using search Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:43:05 +0200 Message-ID: <20100707064305.GF31621@groll.co.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1278485107 9182 80.91.229.12 (7 Jul 2010 06:45:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 06:45:07 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 07 08:45:06 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OWONW-0001br-Ci for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:45:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60161 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OWONV-0002tD-LA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:45:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=54133 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OWOMr-0002sm-MP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:44:26 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OWOMp-000217-HX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:44:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.groll.co.za ([166.84.7.40]:56583) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OWOMp-00020r-Fn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:44:23 -0400 Original-Received: by mail.groll.co.za (Postfix, from userid 1004) id 804DD5FE15; Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:43:05 +0200 (SAST) Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (Linux mail 2.6.28-xen3-U-64 x86_64) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:74116 Archived-At: For quick navigation, I use C-s (isearch-forward) and C-r (isearch-backward) for a phrase that catches my eye so that I can quickly move to that part of the buffer. I *think* this is a technique that a lot of us use for rapidly navigating buffers. The thing is, what do you type when you want to exit the search? I usually type C-SPC (set-mark) or if I'm feeling certain then I might press something like C-d. Is there a better way to exit the search without the unintended consequences (such as setting mark?) I also do find it difficult to hold in my head that exiting a forward search drops me at the end of the search result and vice-versa for a reverse search. Any body want to share their technique for rapidly navigating buffers? Cheers, Jonathan