GNU bug report logs - #222
isearch-repeat-forward: wrong overlay after failure

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #52 received at 222-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 222-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#222: isearch-repeat-forward: wrong overlay after failure
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:39:21 -0400

I don't see a need to keep open this particular report, which was marked
"wontfix" some time ago.

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> It's a very general problem: many keybindings used in major-mode or
> minor modes only work properly if the corresponding mode is
> currently active.
>
> Of course, many work perfectly in other contexts too, and yet many more
> work 98% OK as well.
>
> I don't think it makes sense to document each and every function
> describing whether it's expected to work in other modes or not.
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