>u could just wait until it's properly formed before continuing. But then..
>"\." changes to "\.*..*", which isn't what you wanted..
>"[ab]" changes to "[.*a.*b.*].*", which isn't what you wanted..
>"(ab)" changes to "(.*a.*b.*).*", which isn't what you wanted..
If its implemented without RE, it should still have ^ and $ options. Perhaps hotkey to switch travel "mode" from current one (with special chars escaped, except ^$ ) to full blown RE. Even third mode could be made (the one that doesn't skip letters, like find ATM). That way you have all options and in .conf file you could specify default mode.