* lisp/replace.el (query-replace-read-from): Use `read-regexp' instead

of `read-from-minibuffer' when `regexp-flag' is non-nil.
(occur-read-primary-args): Use `read-regexp' instead of
`read-string'.
(multi-occur-in-matching-buffers): Use `read-regexp' instead of
`read-from-minibuffer'.
* lisp/isearch.el (isearch-occur): Use `read-regexp' instead of
`read-string'.
* lisp/dired.el (dired-read-regexp): Use `read-regexp' instead of
`read-from-minibuffer'.
* lisp/progmodes/grep.el (grep-read-regexp): Use `read-regexp' instead
of `read-string'.

Fixes: debbugs:7567

5 files changed, 33 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1d4dd0ed827..f7f4193e777 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 2012-09-20  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
+        * replace.el (query-replace-read-from): Use `read-regexp' instead
+        of `read-from-minibuffer' when `regexp-flag' is non-nil.
+        (occur-read-primary-args): Use `read-regexp' instead of
+        `read-string'.
+        (multi-occur-in-matching-buffers): Use `read-regexp' instead of
+        `read-from-minibuffer'.
+        * isearch.el (isearch-occur): Use `read-regexp' instead of
+        `read-string'.
+        * dired.el (dired-read-regexp): Use `read-regexp' instead of
+        `read-from-minibuffer'.
+        * progmodes/grep.el (grep-read-regexp): Use `read-regexp' instead
+        of `read-string'.  (Bug#7567)
+
         * replace.el (read-regexp): Rename DEFAULT-VALUE arg to DEFAULTS
         and allow accepting a list of strings prepended to a list of
         standard default values.  Doc fix.  (Bug#12321)
diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index a4fbaddec38..a5169fc301c 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -3178,8 +3178,8 @@ As always, hidden subdirs are not affected."
 (defvar dired-regexp-history nil
   "History list of regular expressions used in Dired commands.")
 
-(defun dired-read-regexp (prompt)
-  (read-from-minibuffer prompt nil nil nil 'dired-regexp-history))
+(defun dired-read-regexp (prompt &optional default history)
+  (read-regexp prompt default (or history 'dired-regexp-history)))
 
 (defun dired-mark-files-regexp (regexp &optional marker-char)
   "Mark all files matching REGEXP for use in later commands.
diff --git a/lisp/isearch.el b/lisp/isearch.el
index 04f5a7acc2c..37993767013 100644
--- a/lisp/isearch.el
+++ b/lisp/isearch.el
@@ -1649,9 +1649,9 @@ characters in that string."
                  (isearch-done nil t)
                  (isearch-clean-overlays)
                  (let ((default (car occur-collect-regexp-history)))
-                   (read-string
+                   (read-regexp
                     (format "Regexp to collect (default %s): " default)
-                    nil 'occur-collect-regexp-history default)))
+                    default 'occur-collect-regexp-history)))
              ;; Otherwise normal occur takes numerical prefix argument.
              (when current-prefix-arg
                (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))))))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/grep.el b/lisp/progmodes/grep.el
index a6ae42f86b1..c056b0f4e26 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/grep.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/grep.el
@@ -817,11 +817,11 @@ substitution string.  Note dynamic scoping of variables.")
 (defun grep-read-regexp ()
   "Read regexp arg for interactive grep."
   (let ((default (grep-tag-default)))
-    (read-string
+    (read-regexp
      (concat "Search for"
              (if (and default (> (length default) 0))
                  (format " (default \"%s\"): " default) ": "))
-     nil 'grep-regexp-history default)))
+     default 'grep-regexp-history)))
 
 (defun grep-read-files (regexp)
   "Read files arg for interactive grep."
diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index 435c6c2fb60..f192574a7e2 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -128,20 +128,21 @@ wants to replace FROM with TO."
   (if query-replace-interactive
       (car (if regexp-flag regexp-search-ring search-ring))
     (let* ((history-add-new-input nil)
+           (prompt
+            (if query-replace-defaults
+                (format "%s (default %s -> %s): " prompt
+                        (query-replace-descr (car query-replace-defaults))
+                        (query-replace-descr (cdr query-replace-defaults)))
+              (format "%s: " prompt)))
            (from
             ;; The save-excursion here is in case the user marks and copies
             ;; a region in order to specify the minibuffer input.
             ;; That should not clobber the region for the query-replace itself.
             (save-excursion
-              (read-from-minibuffer
-               (if query-replace-defaults
-                   (format "%s (default %s -> %s): " prompt
-                           (query-replace-descr (car query-replace-defaults))
-                           (query-replace-descr (cdr query-replace-defaults)))
-                 (format "%s: " prompt))
-               nil nil nil
-               query-replace-from-history-variable
-               nil t))))
+              (if regexp-flag
+                  (read-regexp prompt nil query-replace-from-history-variable)
+                (read-from-minibuffer
+                 prompt nil nil nil query-replace-from-history-variable nil t)))))
       (if (and (zerop (length from)) query-replace-defaults)
           (cons (car query-replace-defaults)
                 (query-replace-compile-replacement
@@ -1139,9 +1140,9 @@ which means to discard all text properties."
                   "\\&"
                 ;; Get the regexp for collection pattern.
                 (let ((default (car occur-collect-regexp-history)))
-                  (read-string
+                  (read-regexp
                    (format "Regexp to collect (default %s): " default)
-                   nil 'occur-collect-regexp-history default)))
+                   default 'occur-collect-regexp-history)))
             ;; Otherwise normal occur takes numerical prefix argument.
             (when current-prefix-arg
               (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))))))
@@ -1228,14 +1229,10 @@ See also `multi-occur'."
    (cons
     (let* ((default (car regexp-history))
            (input
-            (read-from-minibuffer
+            (read-regexp
              (if current-prefix-arg
                  "List lines in buffers whose names match regexp: "
-               "List lines in buffers whose filenames match regexp: ")
-             nil
-             nil
-             nil
-             'regexp-history)))
+               "List lines in buffers whose filenames match regexp: "))))
       (if (equal input "")
           default
         input))