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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Ed Avis <eda@waniasset.com>
Cc: 14708@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14708: 24.2; query-replace-regexp when match and replacement are the same
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:49:38 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv8v1zc651.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7E039918541B4C4183BFDB8F015C74300E8E80@WCL-EXCH02.wcl.local> (Ed Avis's message of "Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:44:40 +0000")

> Since the aim of query-replace-regexp is primarily to do a search
> and replace, not to find all places in the buffer where a regexp
> matches, it should instead skip over those cases and only ask about
> places where replacing will make a difference.

I don't think the difference is very important, but I wouldn't oppose
such a change.


        Stefan





  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-06-25  1:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-24 11:44 bug#14708: 24.2; query-replace-regexp when match and replacement are the same Ed Avis
2013-06-24 16:19 ` Josh
2013-06-24 16:30   ` Ed Avis
2013-06-24 17:01     ` Andreas Schwab
2013-06-25  1:49 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2013-06-25  4:17   ` Josh Feinstein
2013-06-25  6:56     ` Ed Avis
2013-06-25 14:10       ` Drew Adams
2013-06-25 15:03         ` Josh
2013-06-25 13:39     ` Stefan Monnier
2013-06-25 14:59       ` Josh

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