From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: isearch multiple buffers
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:22:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4722E74D.5000200@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BNELLINCGFJLDJIKDGACIEBOCEAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
Drew Adams wrote:
>>> Selecting the buffers to be searched is not a problem. I think the
>>> *Buffer List* is a good interface to select them. The question is
>>> how to start multi-buffer isearch. Imagine that you've marked a list
>>> of buffers in the *Buffer List*. How to start multi-buffer isearch now?
>>> Should C-s start multi-buffer isearch in marked files, or should C-s
>>> still allow searching for the string in the *Buffer List* (this
>>> is useful for searching buffer names in the *Buffer List*).
>> I believe most users would be surprised if C-s started multi-buffer
>> isearch for the marked files.
>
> Until they learn about it. It's not exactly dangerous, but it could be
> surprising the first time, if you haven't heard about it first.
They would have to learn also what to use instead of C-s in that
particular buffer.
>> But it is still a good "mnemonic". Maybe
>> ask the user if he/she wants to search the marked files?
>
> I'm against that.
>
> Asking the user for confirmation should be a last resort, reserved for
> something that makes changes or has drastic consequences. It should not be
> used just because we introduce a new feature that might surprise a user who
> is not yet aware of it. If we did that each time, we would by now have
> confirmation questions all over the place.
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-27 7:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 164+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-06 19:52 isearch multiple buffers Juri Linkov
2007-10-07 15:37 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-08 18:03 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-08 19:18 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-08 19:59 ` Eric Hanchrow
2007-10-08 22:52 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-11 9:25 ` Johan Bockgård
2007-10-11 9:45 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-11 14:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-11 23:48 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-11 17:41 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-11 23:52 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-12 8:42 ` Johan Bockgård
2007-10-12 15:59 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-12 16:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-20 0:08 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-21 7:26 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-21 20:37 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-21 23:39 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-21 23:50 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-10-22 0:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-22 1:01 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-23 7:12 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-23 8:17 ` David Kastrup
2007-10-23 17:53 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-23 20:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-23 21:44 ` Andreas Schwab
2007-10-24 4:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-25 2:10 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-24 8:33 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-23 20:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-23 23:33 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-24 0:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-24 4:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-24 5:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-24 19:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-24 4:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-24 4:51 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-24 18:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-24 23:55 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-25 4:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-25 6:21 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-25 20:55 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-25 21:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-25 11:02 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-10-25 22:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 1:30 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-10-26 9:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 10:05 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-10-29 0:08 ` Michael Olson
2007-10-26 15:16 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-26 15:32 ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-10-26 15:36 ` David Kastrup
2007-10-26 15:42 ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-10-26 18:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-26 19:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 18:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 18:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 19:41 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-26 20:01 ` Jason Rumney
2007-10-26 20:19 ` David Kastrup
2007-10-26 20:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 20:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-27 13:57 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-27 15:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-28 13:50 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-27 17:28 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-27 22:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-28 13:50 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-28 13:50 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-28 16:45 ` desupporting X10 and old X11 releases (was: Re: isearch multiple buffers) Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-29 7:30 ` desupporting X10 and old X11 releases Jan Djärv
2007-10-29 19:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-30 7:33 ` Jan Djärv
2007-10-29 23:35 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-30 13:52 ` Ulrich Mueller
2007-10-31 7:46 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-29 9:21 ` desupporting X10 and old X11 releases (was: Re: isearch multiple buffers) Richard Stallman
2007-10-29 9:21 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-28 18:38 ` abandon K&R C ?(was: " Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-29 9:21 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-29 19:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-29 23:41 ` abandon K&R C ? Miles Bader
2007-10-29 7:21 ` isearch multiple buffers Jan Djärv
2007-10-29 23:35 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-31 3:35 ` remove support for Sun windows (was Re: isearch multiple buffers) Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-31 23:57 ` Richard Stallman
2007-11-01 3:09 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2007-11-01 7:44 ` isearch multiple buffers Jan Djärv
2007-11-09 8:26 ` List of platforms to delete (was: Re: isearch multiple buffers) Dan Nicolaescu
2007-10-25 6:47 ` isearch multiple buffers martin rudalics
2007-10-25 7:02 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-25 8:26 ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-10-25 11:08 ` David Kastrup
2007-10-25 11:19 ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-10-25 14:03 ` David Kastrup
2007-10-25 14:08 ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-10-25 20:54 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-25 21:56 ` Juanma Barranquero
2007-10-25 7:45 ` 8.3 filename restriction Kenichi Handa
2007-10-25 10:53 ` tomas
2007-10-25 22:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-25 12:36 ` martin rudalics
2007-10-25 22:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-25 21:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2007-10-26 3:48 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-22 0:33 ` isearch multiple buffers Juri Linkov
2007-10-22 23:48 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-23 7:12 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-23 7:12 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-23 23:59 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-24 0:32 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-24 16:31 ` buffer order [was: isearch multiple buffers] Drew Adams
2007-10-25 0:47 ` buffer order Miles Bader
2007-10-24 21:33 ` isearch multiple buffers Juri Linkov
2007-10-24 22:52 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-24 8:33 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-24 21:23 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-25 9:01 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-25 20:57 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-25 21:51 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-26 23:05 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-27 0:01 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-10-27 0:19 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-27 7:22 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail) [this message]
2007-10-27 16:20 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-27 22:54 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-27 23:37 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-28 1:31 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-28 13:50 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-28 15:03 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-29 9:21 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-27 23:41 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-28 0:18 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-28 1:32 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-28 3:22 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-28 4:14 ` Luc Teirlinck
2007-10-28 10:52 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-27 0:13 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-27 2:10 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-27 2:39 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-27 3:46 ` Miles Bader
2007-10-27 4:29 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-27 23:27 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-28 0:10 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-28 1:33 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-27 13:58 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-27 16:20 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-27 22:47 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-27 23:26 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-28 13:51 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-25 9:01 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-09 20:03 ` Richard Stallman
2008-07-20 0:40 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-20 4:11 ` Miles Bader
2008-07-20 19:34 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-20 17:21 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-20 19:38 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21 3:29 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-21 9:07 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21 6:53 ` Thomas Link
2008-07-21 9:09 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21 10:42 ` Thomas Link
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