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

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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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