Re: isearch C-o patch (post-freeze resubmission)

[Kim F. Storm]

Karl Fogel <address@hidden> writes:

> I've committed the new `isearch-yank-char' function to isearch.el;
> this feature is similar to C-w and C-y in isearch, except it yanks
> just one char at a time, instead of a word or a whole line.
> 
> So could other people who use use complex input systems please give
> this a try and see what you think?

I think it is a very useful feature - which I've missed many times!

However, I would much rather change the behaviour of C-w so that it
copies a `word' if it is on a `word character' and a single character
otherwise.  Then I could C-w C-w C-w to copy  word+=  into the
minibuffer  (and use backspace if I got too much).

In this case, there wouldn't be a need to make a new binding.

To please old-timers, you could make it a customization option whether
the new or the old C-w behaviour is used (and keep old the default).

You can of course keep your new yank-char command in case someone does
want to bind it to a key.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk