Subject: Re: bug#22483: 25.1.50; Doc string of `isearch-lax-whitespace' does not show toggle key

From: Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:12:25 -0700

tags 22483 fixed
close 22483 28.1
thanks

Drew Adams <[email-masked]> writes:

> The doc string says you can toggle using command
> `isearch-togggle-lax-whitespace'.  That's pretty useless, as it makes
> sense only during Isearch.  It should say that you can use key `M-s SPC'
> to do this.  IOW, there is a missing \\[...] envelope.
>
> Not only that, but if you actually try `M-x
> isearch-toggle-lax-whitespace' you may be in for a bit of a surprise.
>
> The same doc-string problem holds for other Isearch doc strings that
> mention this command - they should all use \\[...] and say that you can
> use this _during Isearch_ to toggle the variable value.

All docstrings have been updated to mention the keybinding already,
except for one that I updated in commit 285f59cbe2.

I'm therefore closing this bug report.