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24.5; doc string of `completion-at-point-functions'

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 24663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24663: 24.5; doc string of `completion-at-point-functions'
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:35:58 +0300

On 13.10.2016 23:33, Drew Adams wrote:

>>> 1. It cannot be "THE" thing (or THE entity) at point.  Which one?
>>
>> The one at point.
>
> The symbol? word? file name? URL? ... (yes, ... - there are any
> number of kinds of things, most of which - nay, all of which -
> could be completed.

The code in the hooks decides that. In practice, it's a part of a major 
or a minor mode.

>> My understanding is that it's up to the hooks.
>
> Then them most that the doc can & should say is that SOMETHING

What does that mean?

> (some text) BEFORE point, is susceptible to completion.

AROUND point.

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