From unknown Sat Aug 09 22:38:06 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#15115 <15115@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#15115 <15115@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.3.50; doc of `skip-syntax-backward' Reply-To: bug#15115 <15115@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:38:06 +0000 retitle 15115 24.3.50; doc of `skip-syntax-backward' reassign 15115 emacs submitter 15115 Drew Adams severity 15115 minor thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Aug 17 11:04:46 2013 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Aug 2013 15:04:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36829 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi3a-00034P-J2 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:46 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38407) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi3W-000343-Si for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi3H-0007K6-8T for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:37 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-101.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:57422) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi3H-0007Jy-5w for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:27 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39995) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi38-0003hc-J9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:27 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi30-0007Gp-1o for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:18 -0400 Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:37337) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VAi2z-0007GO-Qs for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:04:09 -0400 Received: from acsinet22.oracle.com (acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.1/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.1) with ESMTP id r7HF47Xd006240 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:04:08 GMT Received: from aserz7021.oracle.com (aserz7021.oracle.com [141.146.126.230]) by acsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r7HF46kL002756 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:04:07 GMT Received: from abhmt111.oracle.com (abhmt111.oracle.com [141.146.116.63]) by aserz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r7HF46au025875 for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:04:06 GMT MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:04:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Drew Adams To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.3.50; doc of `skip-syntax-backward' X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8 (707110) [OL 12.0.6680.5000 (x86)] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Source-IP: acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) Both the doc string and (elisp) Motion and Syntax speak incorrectly of the value returned by this function. They say that the value is the "distance traveled" and that it is zero or less. It is zero or less, and its *absolute value* is the distance traveled backward. (No negative distances, at least not in this geometry.) In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2013-08-07 on ODIEONE Bzr revision: 113750 lekktu@gmail.com-20130808011911-0jzpc9xuncegg6x9 Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --prefix=3D/c/Devel/emacs/binary --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs CFLAGS=3D-O0 -g3 LDFLAGS=3D-Lc:/Devel/emacs/lib CPPFLAGS=3D-Ic:/Devel/emacs/include' From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Feb 08 00:14:26 2014 Received: (at 15115) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Feb 2014 05:14:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56042 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC0FG-0000Pk-80 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:14:26 -0500 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:38956) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC0FE-0000Pa-5X for 15115@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:14:24 -0500 Received: from [204.14.154.233] (helo=building.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1WC0Ey-0005VO-JI; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:14:09 +0100 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen To: Drew Adams Subject: Re: bug#15115: 24.3.50; doc of `skip-syntax-backward' References: Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:12:59 -0800 In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:04:05 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <87wqh62nms.fsf@building.gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13001 (Ma Gnus v0.10) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-MailScanner-ID: 1WC0Ey-0005VO-JI X-Netfonds-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Netfonds-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1392441250.27933@iLXBTJnRX8srpGvKoeqsYA X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 15115 Cc: 15115@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Drew Adams writes: > Both the doc string and (elisp) Motion and Syntax speak incorrectly of > the value returned by this function. They say that the value is the > "distance traveled" and that it is zero or less. > > It is zero or less, and its *absolute value* is the distance traveled > backward. (No negative distances, at least not in this geometry.) Fixed on trunk. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/ From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Feb 08 00:14:30 2014 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Feb 2014 05:14:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56045 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC0FJ-0000Q3-NJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:14:30 -0500 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:38962) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WC0FI-0000Pu-Ff for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:14:28 -0500 Received: from [204.14.154.233] (helo=building.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1WC0F4-0005VV-Bs for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:14:14 +0100 Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:13:06 -0800 Message-Id: <87vbwq2nml.fsf@building.gnus.org> To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: control message for bug #15115 X-MailScanner-ID: 1WC0F4-0005VV-Bs X-Netfonds-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Netfonds-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1392441255.03605@36/zDTZQB0XTyVbtwpkrIg X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) close 15115 24.4 From unknown Sat Aug 09 22:38:06 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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