GNU bug report logs - #56401
"Case folding" should be called "ignore case"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 16:05:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 56401 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
Cc: 56401 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: Re: bug#56401: "Case folding" should be called "ignore case"
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 12:40:05 +0200

Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz> writes:

> I agree that "fold" isn't intuitive to newcomers, but I also think
> it's good to try to limit the number of different terms used to
> express a concept.

Agreed, though I would add that it isn't intuitive to old users either
(case in point: me).  So let's start moving in the right direction.
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