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Re: my search/paste idiom not supported in emacs


From: Kenneth Goldman
Subject: Re: my search/paste idiom not supported in emacs
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:36:39 -0500

> From: Perry Wagle <wagle@mac.com>
>
> In xemacs, if I double click on a word, the word is highlighted.  If
> I then press control-s for search, and click the middle mouse button
> *without moving the mouse*, I will paste that word into the search
> string, and all is good.
>
> Emacs, on the other hand, does not support this idiom.  For some
> reason, the middle mouse button *ABORTS* the search mode, and then
> pastes the word under the mouse.  Why would you want that?

(You want C-w instead of middle mouse)

Try this idiom:

Put the cursor at the beginning of the work you want to search for
C-s C-w        (more C-w 's paste more words into the search string
C-s ...
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