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30.1; isearch-forward in dired overshoots on `:' match attempt

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> SDF.ORG>
Subject: bug#77362: closed (Re: bug#77362: 30.1; isearch-forward in dired
 overshoots on `:' match attempt)
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:24:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#77362: 30.1; isearch-forward in dired overshoots on `:' match attempt

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

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van Ly <van.ly <at> SDF.ORG>
Cc: 77362-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77362: 30.1;
 isearch-forward in dired overshoots on `:' match attempt
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:23:02 +0300

> From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> SDF.ORG>
> Cc: 77362 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:30:29 +0000
> 
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> At the top of dired buffer, I have a line as follows,
> >> 
> >>   /tmp: (41 GiB available)
>          ^A                  ^B
> ^B
>     Char: C-j (10, #o12, #xa) point=8 of 914 (1%) column=26
> ^A
>     Char: : (58, #o72, #x3a, part of display ":"->": (41 GiB available)") point=7 of 914 (1%) column=6
> 
> > That's because we show a display property at the end.  Type "C-x =" or
> > "M-x describe-text-properties RET" to show them.
> >
> > I don't understand the complaint.  If the problem is that C-s
> > overshoots, then just go back one character with C-b, and you can copy
> > the directory name with M-w or whatever.
> >
> > I see no bug here.
> 
> A is at column 6.
> B is at column 26.
> 
> I was surprised by the one back move jump from column 26 to 6, and never
> thought to try.  I assumed it would take 18x back moves on the cursor to
> cover the stretch between the parens inclusive.
> 
> Well, it is what it is.

No more comments, so I'm now closing this bug.

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From: Van Ly <van.ly <at> SDF.ORG>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.1; isearch-forward in dired overshoots on `:' match attempt
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:16:31 +0000

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At the top of dired buffer, I have a line as follows,

  /tmp: (41 GiB available)

and I want to move the cursor to select the path `/tmp'.

The problem is isearch-forward for the next `:' from the position at the
left most occurrence of `/' overshoots to the end of line.

Steps to demonstrate,
 1. start,                                     emacs -Q
 2. goto directory,                            C-x d /tmp/
 3. goto beginning of dired buffer,            ESC <
    i.  move cursor to left most `/' position
    ii. activate mark                          C-SPC
 4. search forward to match `:',               C-s :

Intended unavailable effect, to move the cursor to the first occurence of `:'.

Unintended actual effect, the cursor moves to the end of line.

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