bug#72147: 30.0.60; 30.0.60; Misleading regexp highlighting in 'Q' dired command

[Visuwesh]

[வியாழன் ஜூலை 25, 2024] Juri Linkov wrote:

>>> > Wouldn't it be better to add a new optional argument NO-HIGHLIGHT to
>>> > `query-replace-read-args', for stylistic reasons?
>>>
>>> It's not clear how such arg should be combined with
>>> `query-replace-lazy-highlight' in `query-replace-read-args':
>>>
>>> (defun query-replace-read-args (prompt regexp-flag &optional noerror 
>>> no-highlight)
>>>   ...
>>>   (from (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
>>>             (minibuffer-lazy-highlight-setup
>>>              :highlight query-replace-lazy-highlight
>>>
>>> with `and'?  With `or'?  With `xor'?
>>> `(and query-replace-lazy-highlight (not no-highlight))'?
>>
>> The installed patch binds query-replace-lazy-highlight to nil and
>> shadows the old binding.  This would correspond to
>>
>>   (and query-replace-lazy-highlight (not no-highlight))
>>
>> which looks reasonable in this case: we just an argument to inhibit
>> highlighting.  Because we never want highlighting in some cases (like
>> here).
>
> Agreed, let's add a new argument.

So how about the attached patch?

0001-Add-new-optional-argument-NO-HIGHLIGHT-to-query-repl.patch
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