From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Richard M. Stallman" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Isearch in dired Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:26:25 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87d4h6mphd.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1226190631 15522 80.91.229.12 (9 Nov 2008 00:30:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 00:30:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 09 01:31:34 2008 connect(): Connection refused 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 1KyyDF-00048R-F6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:31:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35198 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KyyC7-0006lU-RM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:30:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KyyBG-0006DG-GT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:29:30 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KyyBF-0006Bx-QS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:29:29 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33354 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KyyBF-0006Bc-EI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:29:29 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:38848) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KyyBF-0000Wy-2X for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:29:29 -0500 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Kyy8H-00016m-39; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:26:25 -0500 In-reply-to: <87d4h6mphd.fsf@jurta.org> (message from Juri Linkov on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:59:38 +0200) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:105481 Archived-At: I think the most convenient default behavior would be context-dependent, i.e. match only file names when point is on the file name column - where point stays most of the time: after opening a dired buffer and through dired operations including navigation. So it would be natural to do the same for isearch - never let point leave the file name column. To search of the entire buffer, the user can move point outside the file name column. Since this need is very rare, there's no hassle. That sounds quite convenient. If the prompt says "File name Isearch" when appropriate, people will understand what's going on.