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24.2.50; `query-replace-interactive' not always respected

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Message #11 received at 12526 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 12526 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12526: 24.2.50;
	`query-replace-interactive' not always respected
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:49:05 +0200

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Stefan Monnier
<monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>>> From emacs -Q: M-< C-s t h i s M-%
>> Expected result: the query-replace command ask me for both the "from"
>> and the "to" strings.  (note that the variable
>> `query-replace-interactive' is nil).
>> Observed result: the command uses the last search string ("this") as
>> the "from" string and ask me only for the "to" string.
>
> That's a feature independent from query-replace-interactive, indeed.
> If you want to be prompted, then terminate your search (e.g. with RET)
> before hitting M-%.

Ah, thanks.

Is that feature documented somewhere?
Is there a way to disable that feature?

-- 
Dani Moncayo

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