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24.5; Emacs manual: add index entries for `multi-isearch-*' commands

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#28584: closed (Re: bug#28584: 24.5; Emacs manual: add index
 entries for `multi-isearch-*' commands)
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:12:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#28584: 24.5; Emacs manual: add index entries for `multi-isearch-*' commands

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 28584 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: jwiegley <at> gmail.com, 28584-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28584: 24.5;
 Emacs manual: add index entries for `multi-isearch-*' commands
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 15:11:00 +0300

> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 17:38:13 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: 28584 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Trying with Emacs 25.2, I see `multi-isearch-files(-regexp)'
> are now covered, so the part of the bug that asks for that
> can be ignored.
> 
> But in Emacs 25.2 only the same `multi' index entries are
> available, and they still take you to doc that says nothing
> about Isearch.  Instead of taking you to node `Tags Search'
> they now take you to node `Identifier Search' (which is its
> replacement).

Thanks, I've now fixed the indexing about these issues.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; Emacs manual: add index entries for `multi-isearch-*' commands
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 10:49:31 -0700 (PDT)

In the Emacs manual, if you use `i multi' then, even if you have a way
to substring-match index entries, you see nothing about using Isearch
across multiple files or buffers.

There are these index entries, for example:

  `multiple-file search and replace'
  `search and replace in multiple files'

But those just take you to node `Tags Search'.

Please consider doc changes, to (1) include more doc for Isearching
across multiple files and buffers, (2) index that doc, and (3)
cross-reference between that doc and node `Tags Search'.

The existing index entries mentioned above no doubt need to be changed,
to distinguish tags-based searching from Isearching.

For #1: Please document the `multi-isearch-*' commands more thoroughly.
Currently, `multi-isearch-files', and `multi-isearch-files-regexp' are
not mentioned.


In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'

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