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29.0.50; Scrolling aborts "repunctuate-sentences"

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From: Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis <at> me.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 52082 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52082: 29.0.50; Scrolling aborts "repunctuate-sentences"
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:08:12 +0100

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

> You should instead do it as you'd do in the middle of a query-replace:
> either type 'q' or RET to exit the replace loop and do something else,
> then reinvoke the command; or type 'C-r' to enter recursive-edit,
> where you can do whatever you want, including scrolling with mouse
> wheel, then exit recursive-edit with C-M-c to continue fixing the
> punctuation.
>
> Once again, this command invokes query-replace-regexp, so the behavior
> is that of query-replace-regexp, as documented in the manual.

Wow! That makes scrolling (with the mouse, not with the keyboard) into rocket science! I searched "(emacs) Query Replace" for "C-v" (scroll-up-command) and found nothing. Then, ignoring /status quo/ for a moment, do you think the current behavior makes sense? I ask because I struggle to find a reason for not allowing the user to scroll with the mouse specifically.

Rudy
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Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis <at> me.com>
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