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bug#23010: 25.1.50; Isearch help key to indicate current search state/mo
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#23010: 25.1.50; Isearch help key to indicate current search state/mode |
Date: |
Thu, 12 May 2022 16:34:06 +0000 |
> > This request is for a help key, to show the current state/modes of
> > Isearch. The info shown should include all of the possible toggle
> > states, such as case folding, whitespace folding, regexp/literal, and
> > char folding, as well as indicate the various toggle keys for these.
>
> I think this sound like it could be vaguely helpful. I've added Juri
> to the CCs; perhaps he has some comments.
>
> I think the utility would be pretty marginal, though -- few users alter
> these things dynamically, but go with one single set of states most of
> the time.
Why do you think few users do so? We've added more
and more such change-state (e.g. toggle) keys over
time. And we generally try to indicate the current
state (e.g. in the mode-line).
If the state were more visible/available then maybe
more users would "alter these things dynamically"?