Re: Keyboard macro with Isearch

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

J. David Boyd wrote:
 > I've got this in my .emacs.  It does a research regexp Isearch to look
 > for a '{' as the only character on a line.  I also have a
 > corresponding one using regexp Isearch to move forward looking for a
 > '}' on a line. (I use these in C programming).
 >
 > These don't stick after call Isearch.  Maybe this would be a step in
 > the right direction for you.
 >
 > (fset 'start-of-function [?\C-u ?\C-R ?^ ?{ ?$ ?\C-m])
 > (global-set-key (kbd "C-{") 'start-of-function)

I don't know what you mean by "stick after call Isearch".  But these
avoid the problem reported by the OP by explicitly terminating isearch,
with C-m.

And to find the beginning or end of a function definition, Emacs already
has C-M-a and C-M-e.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers