Re: isearch.el patch for `M-e' to put point at mismatch position

[Juri Linkov]

> Actually, unless I'm missing something that doesn't work either.
>
> emacs -Q
> Insert a few tabs using C-q TAB.  Insert `w'.
> M-<.
> C-s C-q TAB k
>
> Highlighting shows that the TAB char is matched but the `k' char is a 
> mismatch.
>
> Now hit M-e.  Instead of placing the cursor at the mismatch (just before the
> `k'), it places it before the TAB, at the beginning of the search string.
>
> (Without your fix, the cursor was placed after the `k', which is also
> incorrect.)
>
> Am I missing something?

Perhaps you forgot to replace `isearch-message-state' with 
`isearch-string-state'?