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RE: isearch multiple buffers
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: isearch multiple buffers |
Date: |
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:20:05 -0700 |
> >>> Selecting the buffers to be searched is not a problem. I think the
> >>> *Buffer List* is a good interface to select them. The question is
> >>> how to start multi-buffer isearch. Imagine that you've marked a list
> >>> of buffers in the *Buffer List*. How to start multi-buffer
> >>> isearch now? Should C-s start multi-buffer isearch in marked files,
> >>> or should C-s still allow searching for the string in the *Buffer
> >>> List* (this is useful for searching buffer names in the *Buffer
List*).
> >>
> >> I believe most users would be surprised if C-s started multi-buffer
> >> isearch for the marked files.
> >
> > Until they learn about it. It's not exactly dangerous, but it could be
> > surprising the first time, if you haven't heard about it first.
>
> They would have to learn also what to use instead of C-s in that
> particular buffer.
Not if, as I suggested, C-s in Buffer List did not search multiple files.
And not if, as I suggested as an alternative, they could toggle the buffer
marks off and then search, and the Buffer List help (`C-h m') explained
that.
In either of these cases, C-s in Buffer List would still search the buffer.
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, (continued)
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Richard Stallman, 2007/10/24
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/24
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Richard Stallman, 2007/10/25
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Richard Stallman, 2007/10/25
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/25
- RE: isearch multiple buffers, Drew Adams, 2007/10/25
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/26
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/10/26
- RE: isearch multiple buffers, Drew Adams, 2007/10/26
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/10/27
- RE: isearch multiple buffers,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/27
- RE: isearch multiple buffers, Drew Adams, 2007/10/27
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/27
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Richard Stallman, 2007/10/28
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/28
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Richard Stallman, 2007/10/29
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Richard Stallman, 2007/10/27
- RE: isearch multiple buffers, Drew Adams, 2007/10/27
- Re: isearch multiple buffers, Juri Linkov, 2007/10/27
- RE: isearch multiple buffers, Drew Adams, 2007/10/27