[AUCTeX] Re: query-replace in math mode

[Plamen Tanovski]

> >> (defun LaTeX-math-query-replace (from-string to-string)
> >> "math query replace"
> >> (interactive "sFrom: \nsTo: ")
> >> (while
> >>     (search-forward from-string)
> >>   (if (texmathp)
> >>     (query-replace from-string to-string nil 
> >>  (point) (1+ (match-end 0))))))
> >
> > After a few first trials it looks fine and seems to work as expected.
> 
> Aaargh, I found a problem with it now. When typing "M-x
> LaTeX-math-query-replace RET N RET M" at the beginning of the following
> document
> 
> \documentclass{article}
> \begin{document}
> \begin{equation}
> N
> \end{equation}
> \end{document}
> 
> it matches the "N". However, after typing SPC to have it replaced, the
> function gets trapped in an infinite loop, continuously signalling
> "Replaced 0 occurences". Are there any ideas how to fix this?

Unfortunately I can not reproduce this behaviour. It works as expected
with your sample file.  

Try pressing  "."  instead of " ".

Best regards,

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