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24.3.50; (emacs) `Search Case'

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50; (emacs) `Search Case'
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:57:25 -0700 (PDT)

The text does not make clear that `M-c' can be used to toggle case
sensitivity even when `case-fold-search' is nil.

This is the current order, and all that is said:

1. Explanation of default behavior (i.e., when `case-fold-search' is
non-nil).

2. Mention that `M-c' toggles case-sensitivity.

3. Statement that setting `case-fold-search' to nil makes all letters
match exactly.

#3 is emphatic: all lettes must match exactly.  I.e., the impression can
be given that #3 is independent of `M-c'.

4. And there is no explanation that #1 is the default case, which
*corresponds to non-nil `case-fold-search'*.


In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2013-06-20 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 113100 eliz <at> gnu.org-20130620173624-w9v620tog4yacftk
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
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Message #8 received at 14726 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 14726 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14726: 24.3.50; (emacs) `Search Case'
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 22:53:03 -0800

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> The text does not make clear that `M-c' can be used to toggle case
> sensitivity even when `case-fold-search' is nil.
>
> This is the current order, and all that is said:
>
> 1. Explanation of default behavior (i.e., when `case-fold-search' is
> non-nil).
>
> 2. Mention that `M-c' toggles case-sensitivity.
>
> 3. Statement that setting `case-fold-search' to nil makes all letters
> match exactly.
>
> #3 is emphatic: all lettes must match exactly.  I.e., the impression can
> be given that #3 is independent of `M-c'.

Just rearranging the paragraphs seems to fix that impression, so I've
done that on the trunk.

> 4. And there is no explanation that #1 is the default case, which
> *corresponds to non-nil `case-fold-search'*.

It seems self-evident that when the manual says

  If you set the variable @code{case-fold-search} to @code{nil}, then
all letters must match exactly, including case.  

you're changing things from the default.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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