Subject: bug#10145: 24.0.91; Word Isearch backward

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:11:18 -0500

> `word-search-forward' and `word-search-backward'.  A similar name
> would be `word-search-regexp'.  However, it is used not only for search,
> but for `looking-at' too, so we have to eliminate the `search' part
> from the name.  Therefore `word-regexp'.

`word-search-regexp' is good, thank you.

> I'll provide an Elisp version once the function name is agreed upon.

Thanks.  Of course, that would/will have to wait for 24.2.

        Stefan