> The command `occur' currently uses the last item in the regexp > history as the default value. > Please do not change that. Peopel are accustomed to just typing RET > to search for the same thing again.
That's a good point. But the problem remains: too often I have to first mark a word or symbol, copy the region, start a command..., paste it, press <enter>. That's three keystrokes too many. How do other people accomplish this? I think something like isearch's "C-w" and friends extended to other commands which read from the minibuffer would be useful. Opinions? FWIW (since you asked), here is my (singleton, heretical) opinion (again): 1. I prefer to access previous values ("search for the same thing again") via the history list - only. That's not what the default value is for, IMO. I agree with Emilio that the default value in the `occur' case should reflect the current word/symbol, not the last-used value. It's not hard to hit `M-p' to "search again". 2. I prefer to have the default value placed in the minibuffer automatically, as input - that is, as INIT-VALUE. Yes, that means that I must empty the minibuffer (one keystroke), if the default value is not something I want to use. More often than not, however, I do use it, perhaps modifying it first. 3. I also cycle among the other `completing-read' "default" values, using the arrow keys, treating them the same way as the default value (possibly editing, re-completing, etc.). I use a library that lets me cycle, match, and complete such values either by prefix (normal completion) or by regexp. _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel