From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: binding c-h in isearch Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:48 -0400 Message-ID: References: <001b01c8a263$27d917e0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1208641803 2057 80.91.229.12 (19 Apr 2008 21:50:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:50:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 19 23:50:36 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 1JnKx9-0001nB-Qd for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:50:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JnKwU-0004b9-Lv for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:54 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JnKwR-0004az-Ov for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:51 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JnKwQ-0004al-An for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:51 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JnKwQ-0004ai-5E for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:50 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182] helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JnKwQ-0004NV-4K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:50 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: At0FADIFCkhMCqsI/2dsb2JhbACBYKhb X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,684,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="18778442" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 19 Apr 2008 17:49:48 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([76.10.171.8]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id ZZQ64448; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:48 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 5B2BF8DDE; Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:48 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <001b01c8a263$27d917e0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:20:12 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:95482 Archived-At: > FWIW, I disagree with the approach being considered (Juri's suggestion > etc.). It is complicated for nothing. The simplest approach is the > best: C-h during isearch should give the isearch bindings - bind C-h > to `isearch-mode-help'. > That is the convention, and it is a good one. This is like C-h following any > other prefix key. Richard is just wrong about this. Why jump through hoops? I like the simplicity of it, indeed. But I also agree that C-h k during isearch would come in handy sometimes, so it is a good idea to try and make it work. Stefan