> From: Perry Wagle <wagle@mac.com>
>
> In xemacs, if I double click on a word, the word is highlighted. If
> I then press control-s for search, and click the middle mouse button
> *without moving the mouse*, I will paste that word into the search
> string, and all is good.
>
> Emacs, on the other hand, does not support this idiom. For some
> reason, the middle mouse button *ABORTS* the search mode, and then
> pastes the word under the mouse. Why would you want that?
(You want C-w instead of middle mouse)
Try this idiom:
Put the cursor at the beginning of the work you want
to search for
C-s C-w (more C-w
's paste more words into the search string
C-s ...