GNU bug report logs - #16493
24.3.50; (setq search-invisible t) is useless, let's allow to turn visible-mode temporarily on

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Reported by: Bastien Guerry <bzg <at> altern.org>

Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: bzg <at> gnu.org, 16493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#16493: 24.3.50; (setq search-invisible t) is useless, let's allow to turn visible-mode temporarily on
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 18:59:43 +0300

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: npostavs <at> gmail.com,  bzg <at> gnu.org,  16493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 11:35:01 -0400
> 
> - could you explain what you find confusing about `(t)`?

It's neither nil nor t.  So its semantics is unclear, until you read
the documentation.  I also envision people making mistakes and using
just t.
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