From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22991: 25.0.92: C-u C-s does not display "Regexp I-search:" in the echo area Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:40:32 +0200 Organization: LINKOV.NET Message-ID: <87twkbwbwf.fsf@mail.linkov.net> References: <83ziu4hh1r.fsf@gnu.org> <83wpp8hgdy.fsf@gnu.org>> <87a8m44md6.fsf@web.de> > <83h9gcgmor.fsf@gnu.org>> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1457823082 7417 80.91.229.3 (12 Mar 2016 22:51:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 22:51:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de, 22991@debbugs.gnu.org, bruce.connor.am@gmail.com, Kaushal Modi To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 12 23:51:11 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aesNK-0006wf-0k for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 23:51:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33827 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aesNJ-0001Qd-8C for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:51:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36371) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aesNF-0001QI-N9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:51:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aesNC-0003IG-GB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:51:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:49356) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aesNC-0003IC-CV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:51:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aesNC-00049P-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:51:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Juri Linkov Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 22:51:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22991 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22991-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22991.145782302115909 (code B ref 22991); Sat, 12 Mar 2016 22:51:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22991) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Mar 2016 22:50:21 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46483 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aesMX-00048X-Ie for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:50:21 -0500 Original-Received: from sub3.mail.dreamhost.com ([69.163.253.7]:32831 helo=homiemail-a101.g.dreamhost.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aesMV-00048O-HG for 22991@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:50:19 -0500 Original-Received: from homiemail-a101.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a101.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58B80117E06A; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 14:50:18 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from localhost.linkov.net (82.131.22.22.cable.starman.ee [82.131.22.22]) (Authenticated sender: jurta@jurta.org) by homiemail-a101.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id B960F117E065; Sat, 12 Mar 2016 14:50:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:14:28 -0800 (PST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.91 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:114836 Archived-At: > 1. I agree with Michael in this case. The prompt should > faithfully reflect the current search state/mode - until we > find a better way to convey that information. In any case, > the prompt should not mislead by reflecting a different > search behavior from what is current. Reflecting all current search states might produce overly long default prompts as Character-folding case-folding whitespace-folding I-search: >> 4. All of that said, I think that we really need to find >> some _other way than the prompt_ to indicate, completely, >> the search state. And then the prompt can perhaps just be >> something like "Isearch" in all cases. The prompt is not >> adequate for conveying just what the current search state is. > > Something that I think should be available, starting now, is > an Isearch key binding that describes the current search state > _completely_, much as `C-u C-x =3D' describes the char at point. > > This state information should be on prefix key `C-h'. It > could be on a new key on that prefix or it could simply be > added to `isearch-describe-mode' - the key could be `C-h m'. Or an option/state (say, =E2=80=98isearch-message-verbose=E2=80=99) toggl= eable with =E2=80=98isearch-toggle-message-verbose=E2=80=99 like other states (e.g. =E2=80=98isearch-toggle-case-fold=E2=80=99) that will toggle betwee= n displaying full/brief state description in the prompt.