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26.3; doc string of `backward-word'

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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
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Subject: bug#37334: closed (26.3; doc string of `backward-word')
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 19:12:02 +0000

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.3; doc string of `backward-word'
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 11:58:08 -0700 (PDT)

This paragraph does not belong in the doc string of `backward-word':

 The word boundaries are normally determined by the buffer's
 syntax table and character script (according to
 'char-script-table'), but 'find-word-boundary-function-table',
 such as set up by 'subword-mode', can change that.  If a Lisp
 program needs to move by words determined strictly by the syntax
 table, it should use 'backward-word-strictly' instead.  See Info
 node '(elisp) Word Motion' for details.

At most, it should just say "See Info node '(elisp) Word Motion' for
information about word syntax and word boundaries" - or just "See Info
node '(elisp) Word Motion'".


In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2019-08-29
Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.17763
Configured using:
 `configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
 --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 37334-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37334: 26.3; doc string of `backward-word'
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 22:11:02 +0300

tags 37334 notabug
thanks

> Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 11:58:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> This paragraph does not belong in the doc string of `backward-word':
> 
>  The word boundaries are normally determined by the buffer's
>  syntax table and character script (according to
>  'char-script-table'), but 'find-word-boundary-function-table',
>  such as set up by 'subword-mode', can change that.  If a Lisp
>  program needs to move by words determined strictly by the syntax
>  table, it should use 'backward-word-strictly' instead.  See Info
>  node '(elisp) Word Motion' for details.

I see no reason to claim this "doesn't belong", as it clearly _is_
relevant to word movement.  See also bug#22560 for some additional
background.

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