From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,
"63398@debbugs.gnu.org" <63398@debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#63398: 28.2; Doc or behavior of replacement commands (e.g. `replace-string')
Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 09:23:00 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <861qjnbd4r.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR10MB548800C06BD8C4CEE000FC33F3779@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 10 May 2023 17:03:57 +0000")
>> The rules of replacement case-folding are more complex than documented.
>> `replace-match' checks if the initial is a caseless word constituent
>> like "0", and treats that like a lowercase initial.
>>
>> So "test a → test b" replaces "Test A" with "Test B",
>> but "test 0 → test 1" replaces "Test 0" with "test 1".
>
> Can we fix this? Should the behavior be changed?
I guess the default should never change.
But maybe the rules could be customized.
> Should the behavior remain like this and the doc
> be changed?
The current implementation of rules is quite complex.
No sure if all details can be documented succinctly.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-05-11 6:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-05-09 20:13 bug#63398: 28.2; Doc or behavior of replacement commands (e.g. `replace-string') Drew Adams
2023-05-10 13:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-10 14:20 ` Drew Adams
2023-05-10 15:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-10 15:50 ` Drew Adams
2023-05-10 16:46 ` Juri Linkov
2023-05-10 17:03 ` Drew Adams
2023-05-11 6:23 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
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