Re: How to use etags in emacs

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Thank you very much for your detailed explanation.

Does `S-TAB' mean Space key with Tab key? or Shift key with Tab Key
What does 'C-next' mean? Control key with what key?
Does 'S-SPC' mean Space key with Space key?

Thank you.




On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Drew Adams<drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
>> Thanks. But how can I use icicles with tag. I read
>> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Tags_Enhancements
>>
>> And I tried "ln Icicles, you can use multi-command 'icicle-find-tag',
>> bound to `M-.' in Icicle mode, to do all of this."
>>
>> I get no output. I test it with a simple and I sure existing symbol.
>> And I test it the same symbol with icy-mode off, it does works.
>>
>> Thank you for any more help.
>
> Please file an Icicles bug (using `M-x icicle-send-bug-report') if you think
> there is a problem. Provide a clear recipe, starting with `emacs -Q' (no init
> file, ~/.emacs) to reproduce what you see.
>
> I cannot tell anything from the cryptic description you gave so far.
>
> Here's how to use `M-.' in Icicle mode:
>
> 1. M-.
>
> 2. Type the text you want to match - e.g. `info'.
>
> 3. Hit `S-TAB' to see all matches, or type something (e.g. `face') to see
> everything that matches that text also. You see the matches in buffer
> *Completions*.
>
> 4. Hit `C-next' to vist the (source file) matches in sequence. Or hit `next' 
> to
> cycle and choose a match, then hit `C-RET' to visit it. Or type some more, to
> narrow the set of matches. (IOW, you can either complete your input or cycle
> among completion candidates.)
>
> Use `RET' instead of `C-RET' if you just want to visit a single match.
>
> You can match several patterns, as an intersection, using `S-SPC' (progressive
> completion). E.g., you can match `face' and `blue':
> `M-. info RET face M-SPC blue'. That lets you browse all `info' tags that
> contain both strings: `face' and `blue'.
>
> You can change the pattern to match at any time (after you enter the initial
> pattern, e.g. `info', using RET). E.g., remove `face' from the minibuffer and
> type `file' instead, to find `info' tags that contain `file'.
>
>