GNU bug report logs - #31953
feature request - `highlight-rx` interactively

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>

Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:48:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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Message #26 received at 31953 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>, VanL <van <at> scratch.space>,
 31953 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31953: [VanL] Re: bug#31953: feature request -
 `highlight-rx` interactively
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:43:34 +0200
Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> But IMO instead of
>
>   M-x highlight-rx RET (or "foo" "bar") RET
>
> it's not much harder to enter (rx (or "foo" "bar")) - so I wonder if we
> could also just allow to enter any Elisp expression?

It's ambiguous, though -- you may want to search for "(rx (or "foo" "bar"))".

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