Re: [RFC 0/1] mconf: Emacs-like isearch

[Dirk Gouders]

Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 06/06/2018 03:32 PM, Dirk Gouders wrote:
>> Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>>> On 06/06/2018 02:56 PM, Dirk Gouders wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> being an Emacs user, I frequently find myself pressing CTRL-s in mconf
>>>> to search for some menu entry, especially in large menus.
>>>>
>>>> I decided to implement a basic isearch in mconf and would like to hear
>>>> if others find this functionality useful, as well.
>>>>
>>>> The new functionality is started with pressing CTRL-s followed by
>>>> characters that form the search string.  To search for further
>>>> occurences of an entered string, press CTRL-s instead of further
>>>> characters.
>>>>
>>>> For example: to navigate to the USB device drivers, press CTRL-s de ENTER ENTER usb ENTER ENTER
>>>
>>> Not being an emacs user, what is the "de" for above?
>> 
>> "de" (with my .config) causes a match for "Device Drivers" --
>> no other menu entry matching the string "de" is befor that entry.
>> 
>
> Device Drivers is the first match for me also.
>
> To get to the USB drivers, I have to enter:
> 	CTRL-s de ENTER ENTER CTRL-s usb ENTER ENTER

Yes, I left out the second CTRL-s, thank you!

Oh well, I shouldn't have sent this late at night, then I would probably
have explained the needed input as:

     1) CTRL-s  // start isearch
     2) de      // substring that matches "Device Drivers"
     3) ENTER   // quit isearch
     4) ENTER   // enter Device Drivers menu
     5) CTRL-s  // start isearch
     6) usb     // navigate to USB support
     7) ENTER   // quit isearch
     8) ENTER   // enter USB support menu

Again, I'm really sorry for the confusion.

Dirk