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

From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 3416 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Subject: Re: bug#3416: down-list
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 22:20:50 +0200

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> 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.
>>     
>
> Agreed.  As it stands `down-list' does what it is documented to do, but
> it is not always the best thing to do.  Same holds for `forward-sexp'
> and several other friends.
>
> I think these need to be split into functions (that keep the current
> name and behavior) and commands (with new names), where the commands can
> then be modified to be more clever about guessing the start state
> (presumably using syntax-ppss) and doing something useful with it.
>
>
>         Stefan
>
>   
IMHO `down-list'  it simply may work as the name says. Limitation
mentioned in doku may
be removed.

Behavior of  `forward-sexp' is erratic for me, so I didn't use it.
Probably it pays to reflect what it should do.

Thanks all

Andreas
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