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If I run certain functions like isearch-forward (with C-s) in an org-mode buffer, all content become temporarily visible. When I end the search, headings automagically collapse the way they were before I searched. Nice.

But if I run something like query-replace (with M-%), trees stay collapsed. The point essentially hidden inside them. I am asked to confirm a change that I can't see. That's not good at all!

Surely functions like query-replace should behave more like isearch-forward does. I swear I found a simple solution to this at some point. (A variable with a smart setting, I thought?) But I seem to have lost track of it. Please help me.

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    M-x report-emacs-bug, to suggest this as a feature enhancement.
    – Drew
    Nov 8, 2015 at 3:56
  • I see you've done that. Great.
    – Drew
    Nov 8, 2015 at 4:34
  • In the meantime I'll leave this open in case someone has a simple fix. Maybe some sort of hook using org-show-context? This is driving me nuts because I'm 99% sure I found a fix for this online somewhere and somehow lost track of it.
    – Brian Z
    Nov 8, 2015 at 6:29
  • I went digging in my init and realized I already have this line: (setq org-catch-invisible-edits (quote smart)). Maybe this just stopped working because a recent upgrade in org-mode. (I'm running the version on ELPA.)
    – Brian Z
    Nov 8, 2015 at 7:04
  • Maybe you want the value show instead of smart.
    – Andrew Swann
    Nov 8, 2015 at 15:58

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Please try in GNU Emacs 24.4 or 24.5 where it should work as you want.

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  • Thanks. I wish the Ubuntu repo would update emacs, but I guess it might be time to try building it myself.
    – Brian Z
    Nov 9, 2015 at 10:55

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