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M-x customize lacks search function

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: M-x customize lacks search function
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:06:39 +0800

The screen that greets the user upon M-x customize should have a
Search [________]
box. E.g., the user is looking for things that match cursor.*color,
and finds some using M-x apropos, but would like to find where inside
all the menus he should go now here to get to the M-x customize
specific ones.

Also good would be a standard BACK key.

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/application-mistakes.html
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designer-user-differences.html

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, <353 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
        <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#353: M-x customize lacks search function
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:53:48 -0700

> The screen that greets the user upon M-x customize should have a
> Search [________]
> box. E.g., the user is looking for things that match cursor.*color,
> and finds some using M-x apropos, but would like to find where inside
> all the menus he should go now here to get to the M-x customize
> specific ones.

FWIW, there are also `customize-apropos' and `customize-apropos-options'.

If a Search field is added to Customize, perhaps it should leverage the
`customize-apropos*' commands.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 353 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#353: M-x customize lacks search function
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:08:39 -0400

severity 353 wishitem
thanks

> The screen that greets the user upon M-x customize should have a
> Search [________]
> box. E.g., the user is looking for things that match cursor.*color,
> and finds some using M-x apropos, but would like to find where inside
> all the menus he should go now here to get to the M-x customize
> specific ones.

Yes, that sounds like a good idea.  Patches welcome,


        Stefan

Message #30 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: control <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: close 353
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:58:39 -0500

close 353
thanks

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