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26.1.50; multi-occur-in-matching-buffers defaults could be improved

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From: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.1.50; multi-occur-in-matching-buffers defaults could be improved
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:48:23 -0600

I tried M-x multi-occur-in-matching-buffers.

First, it does not provide a default for the file name regexp.
I think it would be nice if it used the same logic as M-x rgrep.

Second, it uses the file name regexp as the default search regexp.
This is not a very good default.  Again, following rgrep and using the
word under point would be better.

Finally, multi-occur-in-matching-buffers asks for the file name regexp
first and the search regexp second; whereas rgrep and lrgrep do this in
the other order.  I think it would be nice if they were all consistent.

Tom



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Message #8 received at 32683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: 32683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32683: 26.1.50; multi-occur-in-matching-buffers defaults
 could be improved
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:37:14 +0200

Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com> writes:

> First, it does not provide a default for the file name regexp.
> I think it would be nice if it used the same logic as M-x rgrep.
>
> Second, it uses the file name regexp as the default search regexp.
> This is not a very good default.  Again, following rgrep and using the
> word under point would be better.

Yes, the rgrep defaults seem more intuitive...  but
multi-occur-in-matching-buffers is part of the "Occur" framework and
works more like those functions. 

> Finally, multi-occur-in-matching-buffers asks for the file name regexp
> first and the search regexp second; whereas rgrep and lrgrep do this in
> the other order.  I think it would be nice if they were all consistent.

It would, but I don't think this is possible at this date -- the command
in question is at least a decade old.  So I'm closing this bug report.

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

Message #15 received at 32683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>, 32683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32683: 26.1.50;
 multi-occur-in-matching-buffers defaults could be improved
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:46:10 -0600

Lars> It would, but I don't think this is possible at this date -- the command
Lars> in question is at least a decade old.  So I'm closing this bug report.

How about adding a new command that works better?

Tom

Message #18 received at 32683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: 32683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32683: 26.1.50;
 multi-occur-in-matching-buffers defaults could be improved
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:56:30 +0200

Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com> writes:

> Lars> It would, but I don't think this is possible at this date -- the command
> Lars> in question is at least a decade old.  So I'm closing this bug report.
>
> How about adding a new command that works better?

My feeling is that rgrep has us pretty much covered -- this occur
command isn't really that vital...

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

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