GNU bug report logs - #70882
30.0.50; [PATCH] Print the real direction in the prompt for '(previous|next)-matching-history-element'

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#70882: closed (Re: bug#70882: 30.0.50; [PATCH] Print the real
 direction in the prompt for '(previous|next)-matching-history-element')
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 01:37:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#70882: 30.0.50; [PATCH] Print the real direction in the prompt for '(previous|next)-matching-history-element'

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 70882 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 70882-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#70882: 30.0.50; [PATCH] Print the real direction in the
 prompt for '(previous|next)-matching-history-element'
Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 18:35:27 -0700

On 5/18/2024 2:18 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Thanks, LGTM.

Thanks for checking. Merged as 44d1687f1f6, and closing this bug.

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From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.0.50; [PATCH] Print the real direction in the prompt for
 '(previous|next)-matching-history-element'
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 11:53:18 -0700

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To see the problem, start from "emacs -Q":

  M-x
  M-r      ;; Emacs prompts "Previous element matching regexp:"
  C-g

  M-- M-r  ;; Emacs prompts "Previous element matching regexp:" (?!)

In the last line, the prefix argument is negative, so the search will 
actually be for the *next* matching element. The attached patch fixes 
this so that the prompt message accounts for the prefix arg.

While I was here, I also made 'next-matching-history-element' use 
'format-prompt' like its 'previous-...' sibling.

[0001-Tell-direction-in-prompts-for-previous-next-matching.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

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