GNU bug report logs - #10460
24.0.92; css-mode sexp movement

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Message #29 received at 10460 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: 10460 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#10460: 24.0.92; css-mode sexp movement
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:46:41 -0500

> However, this asymmetry does seem less regular, and IMO therefore less
> useful, than a simpler lexically-based movement scheme.

It's actually more powerful.  E.g. when point is on a comma
separating two arguments, C-M-t swaps the two arguments.

> Also conformity with other modes is a distinct plus

It's consistent with Lisp code (because the new behavior only occurs for
situations which don't exist in Lisp).  But it's not consistent with
non-SMIE non-Lisp-like languages, indeed.

> It's handy to have movement commands that means "symbol or balanced
> paren-like things".  I always thought that was *-sexp.

You can still have that if you set forward-sexp-function to nil.


        Stefan

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