Date:	Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:01:53 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Lars Eighner <eighner AT io DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: vim key commands - not too kool
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On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Lars Eighner wrote:

> |> Here's the Emacs sequence that does the same:
> |> 
> |>   Ctrl-R (search in reverse)
> |>   o (search for o)
> |>   DEL (delete o)
> |>   i (insert i)
> |... and Ctrl-E (to go back to eol)
> |
> |(That's five key strokes, a savings of an additional 17%)
> 
> I think for the minimum in emacs that meets all the conditions
> of the problem, you have to begin by dropping a mark and end
> by switching the cursor and the mark.

That's not true: starting the search with Ctrl-R automatically puts a
mark at the original place.  So instead of Ctrl-E, going back to the
mark (hold Ctrl and press `x' twice) is all that's needed to return to
the original place.

> The only keystroke saved is that from not having to terminal
> the search string, owing to progressive searching in emacs --
> which tends to make me dizzy without adding any real usefulness
> that I can see.

It saves a lot of typing, and also lets you search without constantly
moving your eyes between the place where you specify the search string
and the text you are searching.

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