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bug#52558: Option for easier typing of regexps
From: |
Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
bug#52558: Option for easier typing of regexps |
Date: |
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:01:53 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
>>> If you want to use M-x query-replace directly,
>>> then simpler would be add replace-regexp-function
>>> that you can use with:
>>>
>>> (setq replace-regexp-function
>>
>> And additional change is needed for correct highlighting:
>>
>> diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
>> index 0e81b15a09..4302868520 100644
>> --- a/lisp/replace.el
>> +++ b/lisp/replace.el
>> @@ -2690,7 +2693,8 @@ replace-highlight
>> (if query-replace-lazy-highlight
>> (let ((isearch-string search-string)
>> (isearch-regexp regexp-flag)
>> - (isearch-regexp-function (or delimited-flag
>> + (isearch-regexp-function (or replace-regexp-function
>> + delimited-flag
>> (and replace-char-fold
>
> Re-skimming this thread, I think these extensions make sense, so perhaps
> you should just push them? (With a NEWS item, I guess.)
This patch was pushed, but does it really need a NEWS item?
It was intended as a basis for a new user-facing feature
that could be now implemented and described in NEWS.