Re: isearch-yank-char

[Karl Fogel]

Karl Fogel <address@hidden> writes:
> Juri Linkov <address@hidden> writes:
> > There is an inevitable need for a key binding for isearch-yank-char.
> > 
> > The current C-w key binding for isearch-yank-word-or-char tries
> > to decide whether the user wants a character or a word, but it
> > often fails, because it is impossible to predict what the user wants.
> 
> For more of the history behind this, see
> 
>    http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2001-04/threads.html#00001

In addition to the above, see this thread:

   http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2001-11/threads.html#01034

The second thread explains why we don't (currently) have a keybinding
for isearch-yank-char.

With these two threads, the full history of the issue is visible.
Sorry I didn't find the second thread before sending my earlier reply.

-Karl