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

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Message #14 received at 8688 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 8688 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Worik Stanton <worik.stanton <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#8688: 23.2; search-whitespace-regexp not working as documented
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 12:20:45 -0400

Andreas Schwab wrote:

> 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.

I know, but I find it confusing, and it seems others do too (eg this;
also bug#2666). It makes it difficult to write doc-strings for 'regexp
defcustoms, as we see in both of these cases.

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

Yes, but that's not what the doc says people should type, and IMO
"ctrl-q ctrl-j" is a lot more confusing than "\n", especially in an
interface that is supposed to make life easier.

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