From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Samuel Wales Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: make undo operate as in (no flames please) vim Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:53:28 -0700 Message-ID: <20524da70901251153k64f006eemc39525971960d273@mail.gmail.com> References: <87eiyusrn4.fsf@newsguy.com> <000f01c97e88$e231db20$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <87vds3miqt.fsf@newsguy.com> <003501c97f0e$ba8c8210$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <20524da70901251016j368c54b8h5c6d2f9a7badf5d3@mail.gmail.com> <004201c97f23$2edf7870$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1232913246 19230 80.91.229.12 (25 Jan 2009 19:54:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:54:06 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Harry Putnam To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 25 20:55:16 2009 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 4.50) id 1LRB4Y-0000qH-5t for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:55:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43689 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LRB3G-00085I-FJ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:53:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LRB2x-00085B-Qz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:53:31 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LRB2w-00084z-Mi for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:53:31 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49771 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LRB2w-00084w-Jc for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:53:30 -0500 Original-Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.184]:4151) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LRB2v-0003km-Lg for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:53:30 -0500 Original-Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 19so2280376fkr.10 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:53:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=IVeuhq5OUz68m7hTY3DywDN/y8dgLs/80oK5ebHC6Ak=; b=dsywO6ngTblNFl42PdU7bfbWWwjoqpso/wsKRPQuthylcIqpKKRZ2j6zNEdZypHgtP MRk9BH/inFUCPbeGDM5zNwSnYPOFrf40eRUdJsDO/G9G1XPY1UeTwoGCv4LjJvLC+B3+ iuB+8aC7/OB7ZyJtgDn+/LKxZjJOUBWMUSEB0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=KgHafNaxGJZAs6RaTUuS8l8yxDN2RBmWx4Leaim1q/wyKCIxAuP58d3geE38dPytit CUFL7Op/Ccw9C+Mfs0RNRhspLFeOGaMIGVFSTKw3bIrKr14d/E/UxTgiO46hdAyVtdK4 dBYMCJnXO3fxDoK/3ktq4KOQQg8ML07ibSFdo= Original-Received: by 10.102.218.5 with SMTP id q5mr3495691mug.99.1232913208301; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:53:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <004201c97f23$2edf7870$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:61636 Archived-At: Point taken about other thread. It is a generalization. On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:29, Drew Adams wrote: > IOW, Emacs generally allows multiple alternative behaviors - different strokes > for different folks. Of course. Existing users should not be forced to change. > In this case, it sounds like you haven't yet found the right undo behavior for > you (and perhaps others). If none satisfactory exists yet, then I think the only Not true. redo.el has adequate behavior. But it has a bug that makes it corrupt the buffer. >> And you *not* asked to "just go backward on the backward" by pressing >> the key until you overshoot, then pressing another key, then pressing >> the key again a bunch of times until you undo the overshoot. >> You just press the key! > > Other thread. This thread, if I understood the OP correctly. -- For personal and corporate gain, myalgic encephalomyelitis denialists are knowingly causing massive suffering and 25-years-early death by grossly corrupting science. http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/What_Is_ME_What_Is_CFS.htm