GNU bug report logs - #21967
C-s insists on putting us back at the center of the screen

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: C-s insists on putting us back at the center of the screen
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 04:11:46 +0800

Several taps of C-s get more and more of what we were searching for. All
well and good.

Two taps of C-l put the cursor at the top of the screen.

Several taps of C-s get more and more of what we were searching for. All
well and bad... because what if we want to stay at the top of the screen
while doing that... C-s insists on putting us back in the center of the
screen! (Which is usually good. However perhaps after two taps of C-l,
it should stay at the top during the next search or something.)

Message #8 received at 21967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com>
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, 21967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21967: C-s insists on putting us back at the center of the
 screen
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:21:02 -0800

>>>>> Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> Several taps of C-s get more and more of what we were searching for. All
> well and good.
>
> Two taps of C-l put the cursor at the top of the screen.
>
> Several taps of C-s get more and more of what we were searching for. All
> well and bad... because what if we want to stay at the top of the screen
> while doing that... C-s insists on putting us back in the center of the
> screen! (Which is usually good. However perhaps after two taps of C-l, it
> should stay at the top during the next search or something.)

Hi Dan,

Alan Mackenzie implemented the C-l behavior within isearch back in 2003, so
I'm copying him on this response.

Alan, is there a safe and easy way to support the described behavior?

John

Message #11 received at 21967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 21967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21967: C-s insists on putting us back at the center of the
 screen
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 21:34:24 +0200

Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> Several taps of C-s get more and more of what we were searching for. All
> well and good.
>
> Two taps of C-l put the cursor at the top of the screen.
>
> Several taps of C-s get more and more of what we were searching for. All
> well and bad... because what if we want to stay at the top of the screen
> while doing that... C-s insists on putting us back in the center of the
> screen! (Which is usually good. However perhaps after two taps of C-l,
> it should stay at the top during the next search or something.)

I think that sounds like surprising and unintuitive behaviour for such a
central command, so I'm closing this bug report.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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