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

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From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
To: 70882 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70882: 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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