GNU bug report logs - #7700
24.0.50; C-y binding withing Isearch mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:01:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 8183

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 7700 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: 7700 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#7700: 24.0.50; C-y binding withing Isearch mode
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:05:53 +0100

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On 2010-12-23 15:30 +0000, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> FWIW, I'd agree. I've always found the C-y binding in isearch
>> "useless" and counter-intuitive. I'd much rather make C-y and M-y
>> behave like they do in the minibuffer.
>
> That's one of the worst and most useless key bindings and surprisingly
> it has survived that long.

It's the natural extension of C-w, and I use it very often.

Andreas.

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