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Subject: Re: new apropos feature in Emacs-22
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> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:02:26 -0500
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> > The prompt string of the apropos commands says: (regexp or words).
> > Which of the two and how do I choose?  The docstrings all say that it
> > matches a regexp and do not mention keywords at all.
> 
> Rather than have two different commands or use yet another C-u prefix,
> I suggest we replicate the M-r binding of isearch which allows toggling
> between string and regexp searches.  It should of course toggle the prompt
> as well between "(regexp)" and "(words)".

I suggest that the prompt should also say that M-r toggles.