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bug#22494: still can't search for two spaces
From: |
Marcin Borkowski |
Subject: |
bug#22494: still can't search for two spaces |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:47:38 +0100 |
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mu4e 0.9.13; emacs 25.1.50.1 |
On 2016-01-30, at 23:28, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
>> > > I still can't search for two spaces with C-s SPC SPC.
>> > > It still just sits on the first match for single space.
>>
>> > Crystal ball says you didn't read the manual, which explains that you
>> > need to type M-s SPC after C-s to get what you want (which is literal
>> > space matching).
>>
>> This is a bug. When the user types SPC SPC in a search string,
>> person clearly wants to search for two spaces. It should do that.
>
> +1
+1
> And then what if the user made a mistake typing that second SPC
> char - i.e., didn't really mean to search literally for multiple
> whitespace chars? It won't be enough to just delete the second
> SPC char (but the user might try that).
Why couldn't it be enough?
Best,
--
Marcin Borkowski
http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Adam Mickiewicz University
bug#22494: still can't search for two spaces, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson, 2016/01/31
bug#22494: still can't search for two spaces, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson, 2016/01/31