2018-06-07 8:54 GMT+09:00 Dirk Gouders <dirk@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> On 06/06/2018 03:32 PM, Dirk Gouders wrote: >>> Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> >>>> On 06/06/2018 02:56 PM, Dirk Gouders wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> being an Emacs user, I frequently find myself pressing CTRL-s in mconf >>>>> to search for some menu entry, especially in large menus. I use Emacs, but I have never typed Ctrl-s in menuconfig. Is it important to use the same key pattern as in Emacs? You intercepted Ctrl-* Currently, Ctrl-C terminates the program, but this patch makes it no-op. >>>>> I decided to implement a basic isearch in mconf and would like to hear >>>>> if others find this functionality useful, as well. >>>>> >>>>> The new functionality is started with pressing CTRL-s followed by >>>>> characters that form the search string. To search for further >>>>> occurences of an entered string, press CTRL-s instead of further >>>>> characters. >>>>> >>>>> For example: to navigate to the USB device drivers, press CTRL-s de ENTER ENTER usb ENTER ENTER >>>> >>>> Not being an emacs user, what is the "de" for above? >>> >>> "de" (with my .config) causes a match for "Device Drivers" -- >>> no other menu entry matching the string "de" is befor that entry. >>> >> >> Device Drivers is the first match for me also. >> >> To get to the USB drivers, I have to enter: >> CTRL-s de ENTER ENTER CTRL-s usb ENTER ENTER > > Yes, I left out the second CTRL-s, thank you! > > Oh well, I shouldn't have sent this late at night, then I would probably > have explained the needed input as: > > 1) CTRL-s // start isearch > 2) de // substring that matches "Device Drivers" > 3) ENTER // quit isearch > 4) ENTER // enter Device Drivers menu > 5) CTRL-s // start isearch > 6) usb // navigate to USB support > 7) ENTER // quit isearch > 8) ENTER // enter USB support menu Hmm. I tried this, but I was a bit annoyed. I wonder if this could be more user-friendly. For example, I want KEY_UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT to quit the search mode without pressing ENTER. > Again, I'm really sorry for the confusion. > > Dirk > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html You in -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
