[plt-scheme] Interacting w/ MzScheme

On Dec 14, 2004, at 12:01 PM, Robby Findler wrote:

>   For list-related administrative tasks:
>   http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
>
> At 14 Dec 2004 11:55:27 -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
>>   For list-related administrative tasks:
>>   http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
>>
>>
>> Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> writes:
>>> - incremental search,
>>>    done if you know the keystrokes
>>>    not as lightweight as emacs
>>
>> Wait.  If the search does not take place as you type characters into
>> the search string, then it's not incremental.  That's the whole
>> meaning of the term.
>>
>> This has nothing to do with keyboard shortcuts.  Even if you had to
>> use a mouse gesture to get things started, it would still be
>> incremental.
>>
>> (I've downloaded and built the latest DrScheme, and I didn't see the
>> behavior I describe, following the instructions Robby posted.  Am I
>> missing something?)
>
> You must have missed the message about docking. I didn't mention it
> myself, but someone did. The docked version of the search window is
> incremental.

FWIW, detailed instructions:
1) Open the Preferences dialog
2) Select the "Editing" Tab
3) Select the "General" Sub-tab
4) Uncheck the "Use Separate Dialog for Searching" box
5) Click "OK".

6) Choose Edit>Find
7) type a few characters. Voila, incremental search.


john "ctrl-x left-paren, anyone?" clements

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