Haustedt, Jens writes: > Given this setting: > > some more text cite:a-key some text cite:a-key > ^ > When you run (re-search-backward "cite:") at the point above, the result is > as follows: > > some more text cite:a-key some text cite:a-key > ^ > > This is exactly what I expected it to act. In your example > above, the whole search pattern could not be found in ist entirety from > the indicated point on, so it could not be found at all and point > is not moved.
That is what I expect too, just not what I want ;) > > Maybe it is a good idea to move point forward for at least count > of chars in search pattern before the search executes? This is a great idea, thanks! > > Greets, Jens Haustedt -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
