Re: char equivalence classes in search - why not symmetric?

[Richard Stallman]

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  > They are equivalence classes.  The chars are equivalent when searched
  > for (with char folding turned on).

No, they aren't.  For instance, A and Á are not equivalent in search.
Searching for A will match Á, but searching for Á will not match A.

To make them equivalent would be a change for the worse.
I already explained why.


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