GNU bug report logs - #8688
23.2; search-whitespace-regexp not working as documented

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Worik Stanton <worik.stanton <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 23:37:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 8688 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Worik Stanton <worik.stanton <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#8688: 23.2; search-whitespace-regexp not working as documented
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 10:08:50 +0200

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I think you're being confused by the way customize treats regexps (it
> confuses me as well; I'm not sure it is helpful).

They are just literal strings, without lisp-level quoting.

> Oh, it's not possible to type a TAB, or ctrl-M, or newline, in a custom
> field

C-q works fine.

Andreas.

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