From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3919 invoked from network); 31 Jan 1997 15:38:52 -0000 Received: from euclid.skiles.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by coral.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 31 Jan 1997 15:38:52 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by euclid.skiles.gatech.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA17266; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:21:42 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:21:42 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199701311523.KAA13389@spacely.icd.teradyne.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 To: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu (Zsh hackers list) Subject: Re: history-search-backward In-reply-to: schaefer's message of Fri, 31 Jan 1997 07:02:01 -0800. <970131070201.ZM18974@candle.brasslantern.com> reply-to: acs@acm.org X-Attribution: Vin Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:23:11 -0500 From: Vinnie Shelton Resent-Message-ID: <"mB55n2.0.jD4.6uWyo"@euclid> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/2859 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu I have to agree with Bart - IMO, the old behavior should be restored. Peter, thanks for noticing this. Bart, thanks for speaking up. vin schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com said: > On Jan 31, 1:42pm, Peter Stephenson wrote: } Subject: Re: > history-search-backward } } Problem is, history-beginning-search-backwa > rd only got added a few } versions ago and has never been bound, while > the } history-search-backward behaviour, partly inherited from tcsh, > has } been around for years and years whether documented or not and I > don't } imagine the general confusion will be any less. > Exactly. > } It should go in the NEWS file when the release becomes official and > } I'll put it in the FAQ. > I can't accept that as sufficient in this case.