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Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods |
Date: |
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 08:31:34 -0400 |
> Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:
> > |> For C-w while searching, I wouldn't mind so much, because there it's
> > |> usually better to grab too little than too much (as you can't easily
> > |> delete small overruns).
> >
> > Grabbing too much isn't actually so bad, now that we have M-e
> > (isearch-edit-string).
>
> Well, perhaps, but I don't really think that's a great solution --
> going into edit mode, although it's nice when you need it, really
> interrupts the flow; it's much easier to just hit C-w a bunch of times
> (and DEL to correct).
All we need is to change DEL so that it never deletes more than one char.
I always hated the fact that C-s C-s DEL ends up with an empty search string.
I currently use a simple hack:
(defun my-isearch-delete-char ()
(interactive)
(setq isearch-string (substring isearch-string 0 -1))
(setq isearch-message
(mapconcat 'isearch-text-char-description isearch-string ""))
(isearch-update))
(define-key isearch-mode-map "\C-?" 'my-isearch-delete-char)
but the "backtracking" behavior of the current DEL is also desirable.
Stefan
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, (continued)
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Stefan Monnier, 2001/04/03
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Karl Fogel, 2001/04/03
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/04/03
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Stefan Monnier, 2001/04/03
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Karl Fogel, 2001/04/04
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Dave Love, 2001/04/22
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Karl Fogel, 2001/04/23
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Miles Bader, 2001/04/24
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Andreas Schwab, 2001/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Miles Bader, 2001/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods,
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Karl Fogel, 2001/04/25
- Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Miles Bader, 2001/04/25
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Miles Bader, 2001/04/03
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/04/04
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Karl Fogel, 2001/04/04
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Gerd Moellmann, 2001/04/05
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Karl Fogel, 2001/04/06
Re: [PATCH] better isearch support for complex input methods, Gerd Moellmann, 2001/04/06