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25.1; Info: searching for ` does not find what looks like `

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Message #146 received at 24510 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: "24510 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <24510 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#24510: 25.1; Info: searching for ` does not
 find what looks like `
Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 19:26:51 +0000

> >> No, I want the default Isearch to fold `' with the fancy variants in
> >> these modes.  :-)
> >
> > So the users will have no way to search for ' literally?
> 
> Yes, I don't think anybody would want to.

That's 100% wrong.  Especially in the Emacs
and Elisp manuals.  Same thing for `.  Same
thing for _any_ char, no matter how common.

> But like I said, I'd prefer
> if it was possible to have this as a minor mode so that people could
> switch it off (even if they probably won't want to).

We don't need a minor mode for this.  This is
about Isearch.  We need a toggle key for it.

On the other hand, we could consider whether
the same choice/decision to fold should/could
affect both Isearch and other things, such as
query-replace.

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