GNU bug report logs - #12692
24.1; thing-at-point in temp buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jerome Truong <jerometruong <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:26:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Jerome Truong'" <jerometruong <at> gmail.com>, <12692 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#12692: 24.1; thing-at-point in temp buffer
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:35:18 -0700

> Why does the following return the whole string "this.is.an.example":
> (thing-at-point 'symbol)this.is.an.example
> but using a temp buffer only returns "this":

Sounds like `.' has `symbol' syntax in the first buffer you used (e.g., Emacs
Lisp mode), but not in the temp buffer.  The syntax of a char depends on the
current mode.  See (elisp)`Syntax Tables'.
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