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31.0.50; Add copy/kill/mark commands to isearch

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Message #35 received at 73723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>,
 "73723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <73723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#73723: 31.0.50; Add copy/kill/mark commands to
 isearch
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 18:31:27 +0000

Sorry, I misspoke.  I was thinking that my `M-w'
copies the current search _match_, but it copies
the search string (input pattern), `isearch-string'.

The argument that it's better to use `M-w' during
search for that because you can use it multiple
times still holds, but only because you can change
the search pattern (during search) - not _also_
because the same pattern can match different text.

It probably makes sense to also have a command
that copies the current search match.  And maybe
that's the best candidate for `M-w' (not a command
that copies `isearch-string').

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