Re: Why is `C-x 8' limited to Latin-1 for search?

[Juri Linkov]

> ;; 99% the same as `isearch-edit-string' (`M-e'). This just calls 
> `read-char-by-name'.
> ;; The common code could be factored out, if this were how we wanted to 
> implement the feature.
> ;; (I didn't try to see if everything else here is needed for this feature, 
> as it is needed for `M-e'.)

To avoid code duplication, a new macro could be created
with a name like `with-isearch-paused' and the body from `isearch-edit-string'
except the part that changes `isearch-new-string' and `isearch-new-message'.
It could be used in a new command with a name like 
`isearch-insert-char-by-name'.