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Article #1818Re: 're-search-backward' bug in Emacs-18.55
From: Shinichirou Sugou
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1990 06:06
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1990 06:06
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Dear Kyle Jones:
I have read your opinion. But, I'm still thinking that this feature is a bug.
There are two reasons why I think so.
First, let's try to see how 'isearch-backward-regexp' (not
're-search-backward') works.
Please open a empty buffer, and type 'a' <space> 'b' (that is, three
characters). Now, the cursor is positioned at the end of the buffer.
Next, please invoke 'isearch-backward-regexp' and tyr to search regexps
"a\|b". Watch out how the cursor moves. It goes to 'a', returns back to home
position, finally goes to 'b'.
Though 'isearch-backward-regexp' and 're-search-backward' are somewhat
different functions (yes, the former is interactive while the latter
non-interactive), the experiment above implies the desirable feature how
regexps should work.
Secondary, you say
In article <1990Jan2.143701.18670@talos.uu.net> kjones@talos.uu.net (Kyle
Jones) writes:
>This statement applies to the regular expression itself, not the text
>that is being matched.
The Emacs manual (chapter 13.5 Syntax of Regular Expressions) says that the
text itself (ordinary character) is also regular expression, too.
Thank you.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!sgtp.apple.juice.or.jp!shin From: shin@sgtp.apple.juice.or.jp (Shinichirou Sugou) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Re: 're-search-backward' bug in Emacs-18.55 Message-ID: <9001040606.AA20002@sgtp.apple.juice.or.jp> Date: 4 Jan 90 06:06:17 GMT Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Lines: 41