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Re: C-s C-s... with no previous string
From: |
Hallvard B Furuseth |
Subject: |
Re: C-s C-s... with no previous string |
Date: |
09 Jan 2003 19:45:29 +0100 |
Kevin Rodgers <kevin.rodgers@ihs.com> writes:
>> Maybe emacs should say something if no previous string is known:
>> $ emacs
>> C-s C-s [C-s...]
>>
>> At it is it feels like one has hit XOFF :-)
>
> I agree. Here's one way to do it:
> (...)
> ! (message "Search ring is empty")
> ! (sleep-for 1)
Please, no! I hate to wait for sleeps. Use sit-for, so I can continue
editing at once. Or better, temporarily append " [Search ring is
empty]" to the prompt, but I guess that's more work.
--
Hallvard