GNU bug report logs - #25439
24.5; `forward-*' cmds: numeric ARG should always be optional

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:50:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 40460

Found in versions 24.5, 26.3

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 25439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 25439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#25439: 24.5;	`forward-*' cmds: numeric ARG should always be
 optional
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:33:18 -0800 (PST)

> > The numeric argument to most `forward-*' commands is optional,
> > defaulting to 1.  This should be the case in general.  These three
> > commands require their ARG, but they should not.  It should be
> > optional and default to 1.
> >
> >  `forward-button'
> >  `forward-symbol'
> >  `forward-whitespace'
> 
> The last two are okay in interactive usage.

All three are, no?  But not from Lisp.
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