Re: @#$! new behavior of C-b & C-f in i-search

[Peter Lee]

>>>> David Kastrup writes:

    David> While multiple keypresses of that still require much more
    David> action than C-f and C-b, I guess I could live with that.

I wouldn't find this useful if it's more than a single keypress.
Otherwise it becomes more efficient to simply M-e and edit the string.
Personally I could become quite fond of C-f and C-b since I usually
use M-b to exit anyway.  My ½ cents :)