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28.0.50; Feature request improve/update isearch

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From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Ergus <spacibba <at> aol.com>, 47599-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#47599: [External] : bug#47599: 28.0.50; Feature request improve/update isearch
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:26:30 +0000

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>>> While we're improving isearch, there is another minor change that I 
>>> think would improve its behavior, namely to go to the next/previous 
>>> match when changing the search direction, instead of hitting the same 
>>> match before moving to the next/previous one with the next C-s/C-r. 
>>> This change is so small that I'm not sure it's worth creating a 
>>> defcustom for it, but you might have a different opinion.
>> 
>> Please do NOT do this.  There are reasons we want to stay at the same 
>> search hit.
>
> Okay, so I have the answer to my own question: this should become yet 
> another user option.
>

And here is the corresponding patch.

[0001-User-option-to-move-to-another-match-when-changing-d.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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