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23.2; wrong meaning for mouse-2 while in search mode

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From: Perry Wagle <wagle <at> mac.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 7787 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7787: 23.2; wrong meaning for mouse-2 while in search mode
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:46:02 -0800

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I think this code was the answer for me back then:

> (defun isearch-mouse-2 (click)
>  "..."
>  (interactive "e")
>  (isearch-yank-x-selection)
>  (deactivate-mark t))


> On Jan 16, 2020, at 9:40 PM, Perry Wagle <wagle <at> mac.com> wrote:
> 
> This thread is very familiar:  https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2011-11/msg00116.html <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2011-11/msg00116.html>
> 
> 
>> On Jan 16, 2020, at 9:19 PM, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se <mailto:stefan <at> marxist.se>> wrote:
>> 
>> found 7787 26.3
>> found 7787 28.0.50
>> thanks
>> 
>> Perry Wagle <wagle <at> mac.com <mailto:wagle <at> mac.com>> writes:
>> 
>>> I have a Mac, so I use Aquamacs.  I have no idea how closely it tracks gnu emacs.
>>> 
>>> I upgraded Aquamacs a few weeks ago, and I don’t see a number of customizations I’ve made over the years.
>>> 
>>> Way back when, I made a customization to an .el file in the libraries that fixed the problem.  Since then, I am pretty sure I moved that customization to one of the zillions .emacs like files, but don’t see it anywhere.
>>> 
>>> The problem was that I wanted to double click on a word (variable name etc), start a search, and middle mouse to paste that word into the search-for buffer.  Instead, it overrides the search and just pastes at the cursor.
>>> 
>>> I tried to do what you asked in aquamacs, but it didn’t appear to do anything.
>> 
>> Thank you, that makes things clearer.
>> 
>> I realize now that I was trying the wrong thing, and I've been able to
>> reproduce this on both Mac and GNU/Linux using GNU Emacs.
>> 
>> This problem seems to be specific to isearch, due to the way isearch
>> works.  isearch leaves point in the current buffer while searching,
>> which makes the yanked text go there instead of the input area even
>> when mouse-yank-at-point is t.
>> 
>> Incidentally, there is currently a discussion about changing how
>> isearch works in this regard.  I would assume, but don't know for
>> certain, that such changes would also resolve this issue.
>> 
>> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-01/msg00388.html <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2020-01/msg00388.html>
>> 
>> Meanwhile, please send the changes you had to make to get this to
>> work, should you happen to find them.  Maybe they will be necessary
>> still, depending on the outcome of the above discussion.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Stefan Kangas
> 

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