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29.1; Underscore in query replace prevents case-matching

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Message #64 received at 65347 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 65347 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#65347: 29.1; Underscore in query replace prevents
 case-matching
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 18:01:29 +0300

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,  65347 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 10:52:02 -0400
> 
> So maybe what I want is something like:
> 
> 1. like we do now, highlight the text to be changed and ask y/n whether
>    to make the change (I likely won't see the exact question in the
>    minibuffer at that point).
> 2. if I say `y` but the capitalization of the change is the result of
>    guesswork, stop right after making the change, highlight it, and ask
>    again whether that was good, letting me edit it before continuing.

That's what ',' does, no?

> Similarly when I say `!` it should stop after every change that
> encountered a not-yet-seen capitalization.

Define "not yet seen capitalization".

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