GNU bug report logs - #12988
isearch fails to persistently indicate case sensitivity

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kelly Dean <kellydeanch <at> yahoo.com>

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:08:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, kellydeanch <at> yahoo.com, 12988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12988: [PATCH] RE: bug#12988: isearch fails to persistently	indicate case sensitivity
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:19:11 -0500

>> I-search(NC) -- case-insensitive ("no-case")
>> I-search(CS) -- case-sensitive
>> I-search(CS,WS) -- and lax whitespace
>> I-search(CS,WS,RX) -- and regexp
> I think that would be fine, though full strings (like "case",
> "strict-space") might be better than cryptic acryonyms.

In an earlier thread I suggested "Isearch/w/c" where the letters would
match the keys used to enable/select those options.

> I'd like to mention that a bad consequence of this approach is that
> the prompt string would have a variable length, so that the search
> string would not be shown in a stable position, making harder for the
> user to concentrate on it.

We're talking about switches which usually are not changed during
the search.


        Stefan
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