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Re: making iswitchb the default
From: |
Stephen Eglen |
Subject: |
Re: making iswitchb the default |
Date: |
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:48:48 +0100 |
> I think there is a bug in iswitchb, as I just tried it, and don't see
> anything that could be described as a joy.
>
> With C-x b, I get a descriptive prompt "Switch to buffer (Default
> *scratch*): ", and completion works as I'd expect.
>
> With iswitchb-buffer, I get a prompt of "iswitchb " without even a
> colon telling me where the prompt ends. I type a couple of letters,
> and press tab, the completions buffer that comes up lists all my
> buffers, including those that don't match. If I type the full name of
> a buffer and hit return, I get some random buffer instead.
These are good reasons why iswitchb should not be default behaviour to
replace C-x b. However I hope you have not found bugs in iswitchb.
To quote the top of the Commentary:
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;; As you type in a substring, the list of buffers currently matching
;; the substring is displayed as you type. The list is ordered so
;; that the most recent buffers visited come at the start of the list.
;; The buffer at the start of the list will be the one visited when
;; you press return. By typing more of the substring, the list is
----------------------------------------------------------------------
So, first off, the completions buffer is just showing you buffer names
matching the current substring you have typed. Second, if you type
the full name of a buffer and hit return, usually (but not always, as
the *cvs*, *cvs<2>* example demonstrates) you should get the desired
buffer. Certainly it should not be a random buffer! If you still
find that, let me know as this is definitely a bug.
Thanks,
Stephen
- Re: making iswitchb the default, (continued)
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/15
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Jason Rumney, 2004/04/15
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/15
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/16
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Juanma Barranquero, 2004/04/16
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/17
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Juanma Barranquero, 2004/04/18
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Eli Zaretskii, 2004/04/18
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Juanma Barranquero, 2004/04/18
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Kai Grossjohann, 2004/04/19
- Re: making iswitchb the default,
Stephen Eglen <=
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Jason Rumney, 2004/04/15
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Stefan Daschek, 2004/04/15
- Re: making iswitchb the default, Jason Rumney, 2004/04/16
Re: making iswitchb the default, Alan Shutko, 2004/04/14
Re: making iswitchb the default, David Kastrup, 2004/04/14
Re: making iswitchb the default, Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/14