Re: C-g from Isearch (was: Isearch: retrieve last successful search string from when you quit (`C-g'))

[Dani Moncayo]

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Drew Adams <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > `C-g' from Isearch does this:
>> * If the current search is successful, `C-g' cancels the Isearch.
>> * Else, `C-g' restores the last succesful search string.
>>
>> And I, like Nix, don't like the second case.  I would like C-g to
>> _always_ cancel the Isearch.  So IMO this behavior should be
>> configurable.
>
> It already is.  Just do this:
>
> (define-key isearch-mode-map 'isearch-cancel)

Right.  I'll add that (well, adding the missing "C-g") to my init file.  Thanks.

>
> And you also already have a key binding for this: `ESC ESC ESC'.
>

I don't want to use another binding.  I just want C-g to
unconditionally exit Isearch.

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Dani Moncayo