Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!ig!jade!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!jk3k+ From: jk3k+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Joseph G. Keane") Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: I-Search errors inside emacstool Message-ID: Date: Sun, 22-Nov-87 12:00:41 EST Article-I.D.: andrew.oVdkBQy00WABgX40f7 Posted: Sun Nov 22 12:00:41 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 24-Nov-87 06:36:06 EST References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 10 So i have to escape my backslashes, huh? As i was saying, in my .emacs i have `(setq search-exit-char ?\C-])' so i can exit with control-]; you may prefer a different character. This also makes ESC-< work right. Indeed there are many places where destructive functions can cause problems, but here i think it's quite appropriate since you want to _change the default list_. This will not `invariably lead to disaster', and is probably more a matter of style. --Joe