GNU bug report logs - #3395
23.0.94; Remove colon after option etc. name

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 3395 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3395: 23.0.94; Remove colon after option etc. name
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 17:43:08 +0200

> I specifically went to the trouble of speaking in generic terms, talking about
> "a command that picks up the symbol at point", without referring to any specific
> such command, such as `variable-at-point'.

The colon _has_ punctuation syntax in custom buffers.  It's the syntax
table chosen by `variable-at-point' which messes up things in your case.

> The fix I mentioned lets you use any command at all that picks up symbol syntax
> here. A change to `variable-at-point' is not what I'm asking for - that will not
> affect other commands that (already DTRT) pick up a symbol name at or near
> point.

Commands that do not change the syntax table do get this right.  Try,
for example, info-lookup on such an item.  It should even work for
unlispified items.

> Simply removing the colon solves the problem, and it has absolutely no negative
> effect. Besides being bothersome here, the colon is 100% useless.

Changing customization code is 100% dangerous.

martin

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