GNU bug report logs - #13994
End of buffer error for forward-sexp

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Aaron S. Hawley" <aaron.s.hawley <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:57:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch, wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: "Aaron S. Hawley" <aaron.s.hawley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 13994 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13994: End of buffer error for forward-sexp
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:36:14 -0400

> I would like C-M-f (`forward-sexp') to signal an error when reaching
> the beginning or end of a buffer.

That would make sense, indeed, but I'm afraid there's a fair bit of code
out there that needs the current behavior.


        Stefan
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