GNU bug report logs - #3416
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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Roehler <andreas.roehler <at> online.de>

Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 13:20:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 5588

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #15 received at 3416 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 3416 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3416: down-list
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 18:50:29 +0200

martin rudalics wrote:
> > With python-modes
> >
> > ['ggle', ['upriv.html', 'search',]]
> > ___|________________________
> >
> > Cursor at second `g'.
> > M-x down-list fails with message:
> >
> > down-list: Scan error: "Unbalanced parentheses", 440, 443
> > down-list: Scan error: "Unbalanced parentheses", 81, 87
>
> From the doc-string of `down-list':
>
>      This command assumes point is not in a string or comment.
>
> martin
>
>
>
>
Hi,

you are right. Nonetheless, as strings are common
elements of lists, not just in Python, its such an
inconvenience, it qualifies as bug in my eyes.

If you don't want to dig into scan-list, that trivial
line I've sent is enough to cure it.

Regards

Andreas Röhler
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 12 days ago.

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