From: Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>
To: AngusC <anguscomber@gmail.com>
Cc: Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: regex search - easy keystroke for next?
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 18:42:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=SuzGgTJufDU7fy-+BUzkm4KW7Ew@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <31534241.post@talk.nabble.com>
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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-03 16:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-03 16:06 regex search - easy keystroke for next? AngusC
2011-05-03 16:33 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-05-03 16:39 ` AngusC
2011-05-03 16:42 ` Deniz Dogan [this message]
2011-05-03 17:07 ` AngusC
2011-05-06 3:22 ` Le Wang
2011-05-06 5:08 ` Deniz Dogan
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