Re: symbols verses words

[Tassilo Horn]

Perry Smith <pedzsan@gmail.com> writes:

Hi Perry,

>> I think, something like that should do the trick:
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> (defun isearch-yank-symbol-or-char ()
>>  "Pull next character or symbol from buffer into search string."
>>  (interactive)
>>  (isearch-yank-internal
>>   (lambda ()
>>     (if (or (memq (char-syntax (or (char-after) 0)) '(?w ?_))
>>             (memq (char-syntax (or (char-after (1+ (point))) 0)) '(?w ?_)))
>>         (forward-symbol 1)
>>       (forward-char 1))
>>     (point))))
>> 
>> (define-key isearch-mode-map (kbd "C-S-w") 'isearch-yank-symbol-or-char)
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>> 
>> So when you are on a word constituent (?w) or on a symbol constituent
>> (?_), then do `forward-symbol', else `forward-char'.
>
> Thanks.  The problem is that my emacs (GNU 23.2) doesn't have
> forward-symbol.  I didn't know how to do that.

Ah, that function is defined in thingatpt.el, so you are only missing a
(require 'thingatpt).

Bye,
Tassilo