GNU bug report logs - #39512
28.0.50; Add command isearch-yank-region

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Message #41 received at 39512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Ergus <spacibba <at> aol.com>
Cc: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>, npostavs <at> gmail.com,
 39512 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, contovob <at> tcd.ie, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
 eliz <at> gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#39512: 28.0.50; Add command isearch-yank-region
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 02:49:44 +0300

> Now I am using swiper which has an improved version for thing-at-point
> (something like `thing-at-point-or-region` called `ivy-thing-at-point`)
> which actually is much more useful and avoids an extra binding.
>
> https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/blob/c6b60d34ac37bf4d91a25f16d22e528f85e06938/ivy.el#L426
>
> Implementing something like that in vanilla is (in my opinion) the best
> default behaviors for isearch-forward-symbol-at-point. But I don't want
> to go in that discussion in the mailing list because it is difficult to
> get an agreement what touching old commands. But you are free to do it
> if you want.

Indeed there are two ways to add it: as a new command (that requires a new
keybinding) or a new option (disabled by default) for the existing command.
Maybe we could enable it by default, but I don't know how it will affect
the use cases of users - maybe someone users use isearch to extend the
active region to the next matching symbol, and don't want 'M-s .' to yank
the region.

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