bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

[jidanni]

There should be a key to say "yes, replace this occurrence, but
keep the case exact"!

That way one wouldn't have to fiddle with any other variables and also
have the flexibility of two types of case policy, all within the same
query-replace session!

Query replacing x with Easting.

Type Space or `y' to replace one match, Delete or `n' to skip to next,
RET or `q' to exit, Period to replace one match and exit,
Comma to replace but not move point immediately,
C-r to enter recursive edit (C-M-c to get out again),
C-w to delete match and recursive edit,
C-l to clear the screen, redisplay, and offer same replacement again,
! to replace all remaining matches with no more questions,
^ to move point back to previous match,
E to edit the replacement string

Also E gave me Easting to edit, when it really should have gave me
EASTING, which it intended to use, depending on the string I was on.

Also E above doesn't say if editing it will change it for the rest of
the queries.

Maybe there should be a F to do that too.

bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

jidanni@jidanni.org writes:

> There should be a key to say "yes, replace this occurrence, but
> keep the case exact"!
>
> That way one wouldn't have to fiddle with any other variables and also
> have the flexibility of two types of case policy, all within the same
> query-replace session!

I think that sounds like a good idea -- I've often been frustrated by
this.  I.e., if you have

East

and (query-replace "east" "west") and then hit `E' to edit to weST,
it'll replace that with EaST.

So a precise-edit command would be nice, where it would replace that
with weST.

Perhaps Juri has some comments; added to the CCs.

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bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

[Juri Linkov]

>> There should be a key to say "yes, replace this occurrence, but
>> keep the case exact"!
>>
>> That way one wouldn't have to fiddle with any other variables and also
>> have the flexibility of two types of case policy, all within the same
>> query-replace session!
>
> I think that sounds like a good idea -- I've often been frustrated by
> this.  I.e., if you have
>
> East
>
> and (query-replace "east" "west") and then hit `E' to edit to weST,
> it'll replace that with EaST.
>
> So a precise-edit command would be nice, where it would replace that
> with weST.

In Isearch the key `M-c' toggles case-fold searching.
Maybe the same key could toggle case-fold replacement in query-replace?

bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

> In Isearch the key `M-c' toggles case-fold searching.
> Maybe the same key could toggle case-fold replacement in query-replace?

Yes, that might be nice.  But I think adding a command to do
a case-sensitive edit would be good, too.

When I run into these issues, I'm usually fine with most of the
replacements it's doing, but I just want a single (or a couple) of
replacements to be something specifically different, and having a new
command (like `e' or something) to do that would be handy.

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bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

[Juri Linkov]

>> In Isearch the key `M-c' toggles case-fold searching.
>> Maybe the same key could toggle case-fold replacement in query-replace?
>
> Yes, that might be nice.  But I think adding a command to do
> a case-sensitive edit would be good, too.
>
> When I run into these issues, I'm usually fine with most of the
> replacements it's doing, but I just want a single (or a couple) of
> replacements to be something specifically different, and having a new
> command (like `e' or something) to do that would be handy.

This would be nice mnemonics: `E' for case-sensitive editing,
and `e' case-insensitive.

bug#8504: add more query-replace choice keys

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

>> When I run into these issues, I'm usually fine with most of the
>> replacements it's doing, but I just want a single (or a couple) of
>> replacements to be something specifically different, and having a new
>> command (like `e' or something) to do that would be handy.
>
> This would be nice mnemonics: `E' for case-sensitive editing,
> and `e' case-insensitive.

I've now done this in Emacs 29.

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