GNU bug report logs - #46033
up arrow in query replace should not step into the prompt

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From: reporter <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: up arrow  in query replace should not step into the prompt
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:21:50 +0000

Up/down arrow is useful in the replace prompt, because sometimes
the replace text is long and spans multiple lines, so up/down is
handy to navigate it.

Up arrow can also retrieve previous history lines when you are
already at the top line of the replacement.

However, if there is a multiline replacement default in the
prompt then up arrow steps into the prompt first and only further
presses retrieve history:

https://i.imgur.com/7G3FcPX.png

Up arrow should not lead the user uselessly into the prompt text.

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