Re: isearch multiple buffers

[Juri Linkov]

>> >> I believe most users would be surprised if C-s started multi-buffer
>> >> isearch for the marked files.
>> >
>> > Until they learn about it. It's not exactly dangerous, but it could be
>> > surprising the first time, if you haven't heard about it first.
>>
>> They would have to learn also what to use instead of C-s in that
>> particular buffer.
>
> Not if, as I suggested, C-s in Buffer List did not search multiple files.
>
> And not if, as I suggested as an alternative, they could toggle the buffer
> marks off and then search, and the Buffer List help (`C-h m') explained
> that.
>
> In either of these cases, C-s in Buffer List would still search the buffer.

Maybe, starting multi-buffer isearch should depend on the point position
in the *Buffer List*, e.g. when point is on a mark in beginning of the line,
then start multi-buffer isearch, otherwise use normal isearch in the same 
buffer.

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Juri Linkov
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