GNU bug report logs - #17008
24.3.50; If `blink-matching-paren' is on, matching paren is only highlighted, no point jumping anymore?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mario Lang <mlang <at> delysid.org>

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:50:02 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Mario Lang <mlang <at> delysid.org>
Cc: 17008 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17008: 24.3.50; If `blink-matching-paren' is on, matching paren is only highlighted, no point jumping anymore?
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:14:55 -0400

> If I enable blink-matching-paren all that happens is
> a visual highlight, but no movement of point anymore.
> So this feature is essentially completely useless for me now.
> But I use it on a daily basis.

Indeed, we did not take your case into account.  Thanks for bringing it up.

> If there is a way to configure Emacs such to get
> the old behaviour back, please tell me how, and maybe
> document it more clearly?

No, there's no option for that, yet.  We need to add one.


        Stefan
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