Arguments: configuration
Returns the value of the incremental-search property of
configuration. The current configuration is the value of
(configuration *system*). This property determines
whether to use an emacs-like string search that does not pop up a
dialog. Applicable to text windows only.
In the host editor mode when incremental-search is turned on, control-F will initiate a search similar to control-S in emacs, where you may being typing a search string which will be located after each character is typed. The backspace key may be used to back up to previously-found substrings within a given search. Control-G will do a find-again similar to pressing control-S twice in emacs. The search direction must be set independently rather than using a separate command like control-R in emacs to search in reverse.
While this option is not on the Options dialog, it will still be saved into and restored from the prefs.cl file if you modify it in the inspector after selecting "Configuration Options" from the submenu displayed by the "Inspect System Data" command.
incremental-search is a property of the configuration class.
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