From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "KARR, DAVID" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: How to select one of the buffers that match a substring in "switch-to-buffer"? Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:47:31 +0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1433782111 2157 80.91.229.3 (8 Jun 2015 16:48:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:48:31 +0000 (UTC) To: "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jun 08 18:48:18 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z20Dd-0004wn-Im for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2015 18:48:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59256 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z20Dd-0008BL-3o for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:48:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57736) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z20DM-00087h-J8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:47:57 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z20DJ-0006eH-EP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:47:56 -0400 Original-Received: from nbfkord-smmo05.seg.att.com ([209.65.160.92]:39835) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z20DJ-0006eD-9Y for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:47:53 -0400 Original-Received: from unknown [144.160.128.153] (EHLO flpi408.enaf.ffdc.sbc.com) by nbfkord-smmo05.seg.att.com(mxl_mta-7.2.4-5) over TLS secured channel with ESMTP id 837c5755.0.1047778.00-2344.2925010.nbfkord-smmo05.seg.att.com (envelope-from ); Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:47:52 +0000 (UTC) X-MXL-Hash: 5575c7380b8deb7d-d48ba03879cf27a67d25273a0277bb32185bb5be Original-Received: from enaf.ffdc.sbc.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by flpi408.enaf.ffdc.sbc.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id t58Glq9b028532 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2015 09:47:52 -0700 Original-Received: from flpi487.ffdc.sbc.com (flpi487.ffdc.sbc.com [130.4.162.181]) by flpi408.enaf.ffdc.sbc.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id t58GllK0028459 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2015 09:47:47 -0700 Original-Received: from CAFRFD1MSGHUBAC.ITServices.sbc.com (CAFRFD1MSGHUBAC.itservices.sbc.com [130.4.169.154]) by flpi487.ffdc.sbc.com (RSA Interceptor) for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:47:31 GMT Original-Received: from CAFRFD1MSGUSRIA.ITServices.sbc.com ([169.254.1.3]) by CAFRFD1MSGHUBAC.ITServices.sbc.com ([130.4.169.154]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002; Mon, 8 Jun 2015 09:47:31 -0700 Thread-Topic: How to select one of the buffers that match a substring in "switch-to-buffer"? Thread-Index: AdCiCJ+5sHBXhjrlQF2ndsFZvjoRXQ== Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [141.204.181.129] X-RSA-Inspected: yes X-RSA-Classifications: public X-AnalysisOut: [v=2.0 cv=fs5rkiEf c=1 sm=1 a=xwOvzTHDVLE4u4nGvK72ag==:17 a] X-AnalysisOut: [=RMpekEs4zZkA:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=zQP] X-AnalysisOut: [7CpKOAAAA:8 a=XIqpo32RAAAA:8 a=XAFQembCKUMA:10 a=7W7QQhTA6] X-AnalysisOut: [NtyCmnKiWsA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10] X-Spam: [F=0.2000000000; CM=0.500; S=0.200(2014051901)] X-MAIL-FROM: X-SOURCE-IP: [144.160.128.153] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 209.65.160.92 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:104837 Archived-At: I remember in an older "switch-to-buffer" user interface, if I typed a subs= tring of a buffer name that matched more than one buffer, there was a conve= nient interface that let me select one of the choices, even if the substrin= g I entered didn't start at the beginning of the file name. I think that m= ight have been called "iswitchb", but I think that's been deprecated. In t= he current interface, it lists the buffer names that match the substring, b= ut it appears that all I can do at this point is erase what I've entered so= far and then enter the string that begins the buffer name I want. Is there any way to get the "old and enhanced" behavior?