Re: bogus binding of C-w in isearch editing mode

[Stefan Monnier]

>> This was intended for a gradual transition from the old word-search binding
>> to the normal kill-region binding (declaring it obsolete in the next release
>> and rebinding it in another release).

> That's reasonable enough in the normal isearch interaction loop,
> but not in isearch _editing mode_.

> In editing mode isearch simply shouldn't be binding C-w at all.

You're right, but C-w in edit mode was IIUC the only way to switch to
word-search (!?!).

I wouldn't mind switch to a normal C-w, personally.


        Stefan