Re: Add M-x occur to the menu-bar

[Kevin Rodgers]

Marshall, Simon wrote:

> I think M-x grep and M-x occur should have as similar a UI as possible.


I'm not sure I agree: grep is for searching many files (external to
Emacs) and occur is for searching a single buffer (internal to Emacs).

> I've always found it baffling that if you are in a *grep* buffer you get
> a Compile menu with entries like "Next Error" to go to the next match.
> I've always found it annoying that C-x ` works for *grep* but not for
> *Occur*.  (I guess M-x grep is closer to M-x compile for historical
> implementation reasons.)


Not that C-x ` works in all buffers, not just the *grep* buffer.  Making
*Occur* buffers just like *grep* and *compilation* buffers would be a
lot of work, but if you just want C-x ` to "do the right thing" in
*Occur* buffers, try this patch:

*** emacs-21.3/lisp/replace.el.orig     Fri Oct 18 19:21:09 2002
--- emacs-21.3/lisp/replace.el  Thu Sep 18 10:51:12 2003
***************
*** 421,426 ****
--- 421,427 ----
      (define-key map "\C-c\C-c" 'occur-mode-goto-occurrence)
      (define-key map "\C-m" 'occur-mode-goto-occurrence)
      (define-key map "\M-n" 'occur-next)
+     (define-key map "\C-x`" 'occur-next) ; override global binding
      (define-key map "\M-p" 'occur-prev)
      (define-key map "g" 'revert-buffer)
      map)

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Kevin Rodgers