bug#9185: 24.0.50; "C-s M-p" does not bring the tip of the search ring

[Dani Moncayo]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 13:13, Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I understand what you say, but IMO, clearly the advantages of the
>> current behavior (save one extra M-p) in no way makes up for the
>> drawbacks (counter intuitive behavior; no way to check the tip of the
>> search ring before using it).
>
> You can still type C-s M-p M-n to get the first entry for inspection.
> It's a trade-off which is more important.
>

Indeed.  (I realized it just after posting).

So what do people think it would be more convenient?

Isn't the requested behavior of M-p more intuitive?
Isn't it more consistent with the behavior of M-p in other contexts?
Isn't "M-p M-p" almost as quick to type than a single "M-p"?
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Dani Moncayo