From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: "undo" really can replace "redo" Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:57:01 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1077642170 11174 80.91.224.253 (24 Feb 2004 17:02:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:02:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 24 18:02:43 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AvfxC-0002ia-00 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:02:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1AvfwP-0001UE-DN for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:01:53 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!charlie.risq.qc.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 12 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.24.84 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca Original-X-Trace: charlie.risq.qc.ca 1077641821 132.204.24.84 (Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:57:01 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:57:01 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:121198 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:17149 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:17149 > For instance, if my current killing-ring size is 200, I try to undo last > the 40th step operation, but, unfortunately, I undo 41 times. At this > case, I have 2 choices, one is keep undoing until the cycle is back(so > boring, and I have to very careful to prevent next mistake). Another way, > is I manually to mend the 41th operation(maybe type some text again). No, you just need to stop the undo sequence and start it again: I.e. do C-f (or any other non-undo command) to stop the undo sequence, and then do undo again: it will undo your recent undos (i.e. it will redo). Stefan