From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lennart Borgman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Add lgrep/rgrep commands to Edit > Search submenu Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:33:10 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87y6x0ph4x.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <87skn7w85h.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1232919205 4612 80.91.229.12 (25 Jan 2009 21:33:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:33:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, "Kim F. Storm" To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 25 22:34:38 2009 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 1LRCco-000820-2b for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:34:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47068 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LRCbW-0006Us-8S for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:18 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LRCbR-0006Ug-Ox for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:13 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LRCbR-0006UO-9O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:13 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41862 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LRCbR-0006UK-3i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:13 -0500 Original-Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.158]:24653) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LRCbQ-0006Zg-Nf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:12 -0500 Original-Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so3475779fgb.30 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:33:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=62hyt1bx/ll1jIFusJVO6FiRXg1eTWj2I8XvFCvhT5c=; b=KHJNaJe++T2bVe+gTuF6/lhkECbeeACpJF5ZJEKmaUnG0x9bWRqAKGN/rPyVFeFXml VkwiDm1wkWB7N936LX7ul3Tk4hd6cpE8ZuVF+Wyatv0MJ1JUfF7vQZNM0d1y1q5UfU0J 95BHwjJRR6edZqQe5ZIHNTI0S/Dv/kFeuuNJk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=SAyiwz+5Jl6xYPeMO46R1XkE6slawCezDWJIryZHPjjw9B2r17zIucFD3A+Td+4DI+ hZIHQEwQYFo74KzzBgnt65TG8Z5BOysjDj8mOYni7BpF0rFn466+rGuERVZzaTyfarft Pd8pY4O7eirkHSEZ5qPhip57dnYvow+m6T/Ps= Original-Received: by 10.86.59.2 with SMTP id h2mr884155fga.30.1232919191013; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:33:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87skn7w85h.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:108234 Archived-At: On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Chong Yidong wrote: > Conceptually, the grep commands are not a good fit for the Edit menu. > The Edit menu contains commands that act on the current buffer; the > Tools menu contains commands that do fancier stuff like operating on > multiple files. So, even though Isearch and Grep are both "search > commands", I don't think it's good to consolidate them on the menu bar. I think most users thinks "search" as the main conception.