(Info-search): Don't search in node header lines and file headers.

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index 2e0ddd0fb02..8aaf7755df2 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -1476,11 +1476,21 @@ If DIRECTION is `backward', search in the reverse direction."
       (save-excursion
         (save-restriction
           (widen)
+          (when backward
+            ;; Hide Info file header for backward search
+            (narrow-to-region (save-excursion
+                                (goto-char (point-min))
+                                (search-forward "\n\^_")
+                                (1- (point)))
+                              (point-max)))
           (while (and (not give-up)
                       (or (null found)
                           (if backward
                               (isearch-range-invisible found beg-found)
-                            (isearch-range-invisible beg-found found))))
+                            (isearch-range-invisible beg-found found))
+                          ;; Skip node header line
+                          (save-excursion (forward-line -1)
+                                          (looking-at "\^_"))))
             (if (if backward
                     (re-search-backward regexp bound t)
                   (re-search-forward regexp bound t))
@@ -1531,14 +1541,24 @@ If DIRECTION is `backward', search in the reverse direction."
               (while list
                 (message "Searching subfile %s..." (cdr (car list)))
                 (Info-read-subfile (car (car list)))
-                (if backward (goto-char (point-max)))
+                (when backward
+                  ;; Hide Info file header for backward search
+                  (narrow-to-region (save-excursion
+                                      (goto-char (point-min))
+                                      (search-forward "\n\^_")
+                                      (1- (point)))
+                                    (point-max))
+                  (goto-char (point-max)))
                 (setq list (cdr list))
                 (setq give-up nil found nil)
                 (while (and (not give-up)
                             (or (null found)
                                 (if backward
                                     (isearch-range-invisible found beg-found)
-                                  (isearch-range-invisible beg-found found))))
+                                  (isearch-range-invisible beg-found found))
+                                ;; Skip node header line
+                                (save-excursion (forward-line -1)
+                                                (looking-at "\^_"))))
                   (if (if backward
                           (re-search-backward regexp nil t)
                         (re-search-forward regexp nil t))