GNU bug report logs - #64178
replace-regexp ignoring value of org-search-invisible

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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: bobf32 <at> gmail.com, 64178 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64178: replace-regexp ignoring value of org-search-invisible
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:48:02 +0000

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

>> Ok. Then, it is not an Org mode bug.
>
> Actually, Isearch never supported zero-length invisible matches.
> The following condition was in isearch.el since day 1:
>
>   (defun isearch-range-invisible (beg end)
>     "Return t if all the text from BEG to END is invisible."
>     (when (/= beg end)
>
> So any zero-length match is deemed visible by Isearch.

Which is unexpected.
It is natural to expect that zero-width matches are considered invisible
when the surrounding text is invisible.

Also, is this documented anywhere?

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