From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: isearch multiple buffers Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:32:00 +0200 Organization: JURTA Message-ID: <87fxzwgjs0.fsf@jurta.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1193537032 11475 80.91.229.12 (28 Oct 2007 02:03:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:03:52 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 28 03:03:52 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IlxVF-0003a1-II for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:03:49 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IlxV6-0005si-QO for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:03:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IlxUO-0004qm-Cv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:02:56 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IlxUN-0004pH-Rg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:02:56 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IlxUN-0004or-KL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:02:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman.kiev.sovam.com ([89.162.150.100]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IlxUK-0005Ob-1w; Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:02:52 -0400 Original-Received: from relay01.kiev.sovam.com ([62.64.120.200]) by mailman.kiev.sovam.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Im0IU-000IJb-3U; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:02:50 +0000 Original-Received: from [83.170.232.243] (helo=smtp.svitonline.com) by relay01.kiev.sovam.com with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1IlxUH-000Jun-VH; Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:02:50 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Sat\, 27 Oct 2007 17\:18\:33 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanner-Signature: 6f32a619495bd298c8ed4cb100af0918 X-DrWeb-checked: yes X-SpamTest-Envelope-From: juri@jurta.org X-SpamTest-Group-ID: 00000000 X-SpamTest-Header: Not Detected X-SpamTest-Info: Profiles 1690 [Oct 27 2007] X-SpamTest-Info: helo_type=3 X-SpamTest-Info: {HEADERS: header Content-Type found without required header Content-Transfer-Encoding} X-SpamTest-Method: none X-SpamTest-Rate: 25 X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Status-Extended: not_detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0255], KAS30/Release X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 6.x (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:81910 Archived-At: >> I don't like the idea of making C-s in a buffer list buffer (ordinary >> or ibuffer) search into other buffers just because they are marked. > > How about the suggestion that: > > * C-s acts normally in Buffer List and Dired. > > * Outside those buffers, C-s searches the buffers and file > buffers that are marked in Buffer List and Dired > > Isearch should provide some feedback, as already discussed, when it does a > multi-search, so that users are aware of what's happening. > > The possible point of confusion will be for users who are unaware of the > connection between marking and isearch. The isearch doc would explain that, > but there is still room for confusion. > > If that is thought to be too confusing, since users already have the habit > of marking buffers and files for other reasons, Yes, this would be too confusing. > then perhaps a dedicated mark could be used. Only users aware of this > feature could then invoke it. Using a dedicated mark requires creating a new keybinding and a new mark to be able to mark with a dedicated mark. Wouldn't it be simple just have a dedicated key to start isearch on normal marks? -- Juri Linkov http://www.jurta.org/emacs/