Re: isearch-whole-buffer?

[xyblor]

Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> Kevin Rodgers wrote:
>
> > xyblor wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a way to search the whole buffer while I type, like Firefox's
> > > "find" command?
>
> (defadvice isearch-forward (before beginning-of-buffer activate)
>   "Move point to the beginning of the buffer; leave mark at previous 
> position."
>   (beginning-of-buffer))

Thanks for the suggestion; I didn't know about this whole "advice" 
concept. As you pointed out, this solution messes with the point in 
such a way that C-g does not get you back to where you were before the 
search, and I don't think I can live with that.