Re: highlight failed part of isearch input

[Juri Linkov]

> Is this a feature or a bug? `C-M-w' just edits the search string,
> apparently; the edited string is not sought until you hit `C-s' again.
> That's OK, I guess, but it means that subtracting search-string text with
> `C-M-x' is not an inverse of adding it by typing additional characters.
>
> In any case, shouldn't the prompt/echo indicate the state of the current
> search position? That is, if backing out a character makes the current
> search successful, shouldn't the indication change from "Failing" to
> "Isearch" (even if `C-M-x' is limited to editing the search string)?

This looks like an unfinished feature.  Perhaps, it should display
"Pending I-search" instead of "Failing I-search" (i.e. setting the
variable `isearch-adjusted').

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Juri Linkov
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