Re: replace-regexp

[Stefan Monnier]

>> There are indeed 2 "standard" solutions:
>> 1- start your loop at the end, moving towards the beginning.
>
> You mean like this?
>
> (defun md-latex-back (beg end)
>   (interactive "r")
>   (save-excursion
>     (goto-char end)
>     (while (re-search-backward "_\\(.*\\)_" beg t)
>       (replace-match "\\\\textit{\\1}") )))

Yup.

> Also works.  Maybe better than the `copy-marker' stuff?

My comment wasn't just for regexp-replacement but more generally for
operating on a region.  So better or not will depend on the
specific case.  In many cases either way is about as good.


        Stefan