Incremental Search and ESC key issue

XTender · Mar 09, 2005#12005-03-09T11:58+00:00

Hello,

got the 11.00+ version of UE .. and when i use the incremental search function and then try to leave it with the esc key . it doesnt work .. i must krss a cursor key for leaving it.
Is it a bug or does I have to set an options somewhere?

roland · Mar 09, 2005#22005-03-09T15:05+00:00

It's the [Enter] key, now.

XTender · Mar 09, 2005#32005-03-09T16:18+00:00

oh ok .. good to know

..

toddm · Mar 10, 2005#42005-03-10T14:32+00:00

Is there a way to change it back to Esc? Changing usage like this between versions seems to be a bad idea.

roland · Mar 10, 2005#52005-03-10T20:15+00:00

No, but I am sure it was unintended. I actually put in the request a long time ago to allow both [Enter] and [ESC] to work (I prefer [Enter]).

toddm · Mar 11, 2005#62005-03-11T14:21+00:00

Both would be good. I don't like enter for that use because my Linux text editor, Nedit, uses enter to search again. Plus, escaping out of a command just makes sense to me.

oracledba · Mar 11, 2005#72005-03-11T22:46+00:00

darn right "esc" out of a command makes sense. If anything, the "enter key" is counter-intuitive as the enterkey in most applications means accept/take the highlighted/default action (which almost never is abort/escape).

roland · Mar 11, 2005#82005-03-11T23:06+00:00

I learned the habit from Vim on linux. It's incremental search allows either Enter or Esc.

XTender · Apr 11, 2005#92005-04-11T10:36+00:00

Did we get our ESC key back? .. its hard for me to change my yearlong behaviour

mary.vivit · Apr 11, 2005#102005-04-11T18:34+00:00

Esc didn't work for me in 11.00b+1. I know: it's tough to change habits.