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

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Reported by: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>

Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 06:04:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, lekktu <at> gmail.com, 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 17:13:47 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> In any case, the API uses double negation in the default case (find
> text whose value of PROPERTY does NOT match no-value), which is
> baaad...

Yes, it was a late addition, not part of the original design,
unfortunately...

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