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24.0.90; lazy-highlighting in Info mode

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: 9918 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9918: 24.0.90; lazy-highlighting in Info mode
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 08:54:12 +0100

>> 1. Go to Info node "(emacs)Intro".
>> 2. Type "C-s extensible C-s C-s".
>> --> Here you've got the "initial node" message. OK.
>> 3. Type "C-s".
>> --> (Observed) The "initial node" message is removed, and everything
>> remains the same.  You have to type "C-s" again to continue the search
>> in subsequent nodes.
>> --> (Expected) The Isearch is continued across subsequent nodes,
>> without the need of an extra "C-s".
>
> The current behavior is correct.  When you see the message about failing
> Isearch without the "initial node" suffix, that means that it reached
> the end of the whole manual and failed completely.  The subsequent `C-s'
> starts searching from the beginning of the manual.

Ah Ok.

Then, I think that, in this case, a message like "end of the manual"
(analogous to "initial node") would be good, for the user to know
what's going on.


-- 
Dani Moncayo

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