Re: Searching in the minibuffer

[Juri Linkov]

>     The delay is 2 sec, and it is caused by sit-for in minibuffer-message.
>
> sit-for is supposed exit whenever you type another character.
> So in what sense does it cause a "delay"?

In normal isearch operation (i.e. not in the minibuffer), typing C-s
immediately moves point to the next occurrence of the search string
and highlights it.

Having a delay in the minibuffer between typing C-s and seeing the search
string highlighted, or requiring to type another key to exit the delay,
would be a nuisance.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/