bug#9185: 24.0.50; "C-s M-p" does not bring the tip of the search ring

[Deniz Dogan]

On 2011-07-28 11:08, Dani Moncayo wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:50, Deniz Dogan<deniz@dogan.se>  wrote:
> > C-s C-s immediately searches for the latest entry in the ring.  If C-s M-p
> > did that too, things would be...weird.  At least to me.  I wouldn't really
> > mind that much if M-p brings back the latest entry but _doesn't_ perform the
> > actual search,
>
> You are forgetting to add<RET>  after "C-s M-p".  I see no weirdness
> here at all.  It feel totally natural to me:
> * C-s start Isearch.
> * M-p brings the *last* ring entry (not the second one, as does now).
> *<RET>  accepts the selected entry.

You never said to hit RET, that's why I was confused.

> > but it just feels kind of unnecessary since if you wanted to
> > search for that you could just C-s C-s to begin with.
>
> "C-s C-s" is the quick way of repeating the last search, but, as I
> explained in the OP, it doesn't allow you to check the search string
> before starting the search.
>
>
> Again: The fact that M-p brings the second entry from the ring
> (instead of the first one) seems annoying and counter-intuitive to me.
>   It doesn't allow me to check the tip of the search ring before using
> it.

That's true.  I'm with you on this one, but since this behavior is so 
old, I wouldn't count on it changing any time soon.

Deniz