Since the previous post on Emacs 25 has been well received, I've decided to
start a series on the topic. It's time to get off the rocking chair, step off
the porch and onto the sidewalk, and start walking towards that ominous “25” on
the horizon. Unlike the birthday post, we're not here to discuss possibilities,
but to meet and greet every new feature that's already implemented in Emacs
master.
This time, we stick to the style of the blog. Short posts listing a single
feature, or two at most. It's going to be a long walk, so we might as well take
it one step at a time.
When [in] query-replace […], typing M-p will now show
previous replacements as "FROM SEP TO", where FROM and TO are the original text
and its replacement, and SEP is an arrow string defined by the new variable
query-replace-from-to-separator. […]
This is actually rather cute.
The arrow is intangible, so it really doesn't get in the way. You can edit
either sides of the prompt, switch them around for a kind of “undo” effect, and
you can even delete the arrow to turn the prompt into a regular FROM prompt.
If you keep cycling back through all the previous replacements, you will
eventually be offered replacements in the old format (just TO and then just
FROM).
New in Emacs 25.1: Query-replace history is enhanced.
15 Nov 2014, by Artur Malabarba.New in 25.1 post series
Since the previous post on Emacs 25 has been well received, I've decided to start a series on the topic. It's time to get off the rocking chair, step off the porch and onto the sidewalk, and start walking towards that ominous “25” on the horizon. Unlike the birthday post, we're not here to discuss possibilities, but to meet and greet every new feature that's already implemented in Emacs
master.This time, we stick to the style of the blog. Short posts listing a single feature, or two at most. It's going to be a long walk, so we might as well take it one step at a time.
This is actually rather cute.
The arrow is intangible, so it really doesn't get in the way. You can edit either sides of the prompt, switch them around for a kind of “undo” effect, and you can even delete the arrow to turn the prompt into a regular FROM prompt.
If you keep cycling back through all the previous replacements, you will eventually be offered replacements in the old format (just TO and then just FROM).
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