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Re: space, M-x
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: space, M-x |
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:43:36 -0500 |
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> One is the ability to enter the arguments "naturally", the way you use a
> shell. It is more comfortable to see the whole command (with arguments)
> on the same line/in the same area. Sometimes the user wants to go back
> and edit previous arguments, or even the command name.
> The other is to have the command and its arguments in the history.
> Imagine that you want to (do-thing arg1-1 arg2), then (do-thing arg1-2
> arg2), (do-thing arg1-3 arg2), etc. Currently doing this can be a
> hassle, unless you use eval-expression in which case you lose the other
> benefits of M-x, e.g., hand-crafted tab completion. It would be handier
> if you could type "replace-regex<Up>" and see the arguments to your
> previous invocations of replace-regex.
I see what you mean. repeat-complex-command may be a way to get some of
what you want. Not that it does just what you want, but I think that
getting really what you want is going to require a lot of work.
Stefan
- space, M-x, Gilaras Drakeson, 2008/11/09
- Re: space, M-x, Stefan Monnier, 2008/11/09
- Re: space, M-x, Gilaras Drakeson, 2008/11/10
- Re: space, M-x, Jim Blandy, 2008/11/10
- Re: space, M-x, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2008/11/13
- Re: space, M-x, Jim Blandy, 2008/11/14
- Re: space, M-x, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2008/11/15
- Re: space, M-x, Stefan Monnier, 2008/11/15
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