Re: how to control isearch for invisible text

[David Kastrup]

"Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:

>     There is no implementation difficulty.  It is not useful to search for
>     text that is not part of the visible buffer and can't become so
>     without changing its properties.
>
> You're just repeating here that you don't see the usefulness. I ask
> why it wouldn't be useful, and you answer only "It is not useful."

You are arguing for an invasive change.  Please describe a concrete
actual situation you have encountered where it would actually be
useful.  Up to now, you just provided generic handwaving.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum