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Re: Icicles doc - file 1/2 (was: propose adding Icicles to Emacs)
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Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: Icicles doc - file 1/2 (was: propose adding Icicles to Emacs) |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:47:12 -0400 |
> ;; C-h f c h a r S-TAB - display all function names that
> ;; contain `char'.
> ;;
> ;; M-* d e l e t e - narrow that set of names to those
> ;; that also contain `delete'.
>
> I wonder if it would be more convenient to interpret
> some syntax for this, such as `char&delete'.
I don't think so, but perhaps I don't fully see what you're proposing. You
can type `char S-SPC delete' to do the same thing. A priori, I am against
using printable characters such as `&' for this kind of thing.
I think it would be more convenient to use `char&delete'
because that way the minibuffer contents would SHOW the search criterion.
I avoid wasting normal editing keys and printable-character keys in the
minibuffer. In Icicles, for instance, `?' is simply self-inserting
(always) - it is `C-?' that brings up Icicles help.
I do not want to remove the minibuffer's binding of `?'.
Adding one new feature is not a reason to delete another old feature.
Icicles makes many different changes which are logically independent,
and each one needs to be judged separately.