Re: regex search - easy keystroke for next?

[AngusC <anguscomber@gmail.com>]

Deniz Dogan-3 wrote:
> 
> 2011/5/3 AngusC <anguscomber@gmail.com>:
>>
>>
>> Deniz Dogan-3 wrote:
>>>
>>> 2011/5/3 AngusC <anguscomber@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> Am I correct in thinking that if you use a regex search ie C-M-s, if
>>>> you
>>>> are
>>>> on first instance found, you have to type same keystroke AGAIN to get
>>>> to
>>>> next instance?  But that is quite a keystroke.  Is there not a next
>>>> key?
>>>>  n
>>>> or something similar?
>>>>
>>>> Couldn't find on internet search.  Let me know.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Angus
>>>>
>>>
>>> Actually, you can just use C-s and C-r to go to the next or previous
>>> match as long as you've used C-M-s the first time. If you want other
>>> keys than that you'd have to modify isearch-mode-map.
>>>
>>>
>> Great, thanks.  It is so much less awkward than spanning the three keys
>> :)
>>
> 
> Since I'm bored, I wrote something for you:
> 
> (define-key isearch-mode-map (kbd "n") 'isearch-repeat-forward)
> (define-key isearch-mode-map (kbd "p") 'isearch-repeat-backward)
> 
> Put that in your ~/.emacs and you will be able to use 'n' to repeat
> the search forward and 'p' for backward.
> 
> -- 
> Deniz Dogan
> 

Hey, glad you were bored :)  Thanks.

I must also learn some lisp.



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