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[128.53.17.168]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s70sm3978113pfd.152.2017.11.07.07.51.18 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:51:18 -0800 (PST) X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <4c3d56b0-5151-4244-8b1b-fb4376b4fa88@default> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.4.7) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c00::230 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.21 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:114777 Archived-At: > On Nov 8, 2017, at 0:26, Drew Adams wrote: >=20 >>> So doesn't searching-and-replace with an empty replacement work? >>=20 >> It works to accomplish the same result but it takes many more step as = I >> wrote earlier: >>=20 >> isearch string >> isearch-query-replace >> (replace with nothing) > ... >> The problem with emacs and searches, is that you only search, you = don't >> *find*, as in the action of searching does not result in an object = that you >> can act upon. Which defeats the purpose of searching. >=20 > It does result in an object you can act upon, if you want > that. Would you mind being more specific ? I have no problem using new libraries, but I want to understand why I am = missing what I think I am missing. If I understood searches (isearches = ?) better, maybe I would not have my questions. > Q-r is nice, and it's good you can invoke it from Isearch, > but it is not the same thing as on-demand replacement > during search. Exactly. Jean-Christophe Helary ----------------------------------------------- @brandelune http://mac4translators.blogspot.com