GNU bug report logs - #37488
27.0.50; Inconsistent naming of arg of `text-property-search-forward' and `-backward'

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: lekktu <at> gmail.com, larsi <at> gnus.org, 37488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37488: 27.0.50; Inconsistent naming of arg of `text-property-search-forward' and `-backward'
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:33:27 +0300

> From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
> Cc: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>,  Lars Ingebrigtsen
>  <larsi <at> gnus.org>,  37488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 07:55:57 +0200
> 
> On thing: I'm not sure if it is obvious where a successful
> `text-property-search-backward' leaves point - at the beginning or at
> the end of the match?

That was in the original doc strings as well.

I have a couple more questions that didn't yet get answers to my
satisfaction; when that happens, I will try to handle this one as
well.

Thanks.

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