GNU bug report logs - #37643
Be consistent about inserting matching pairs

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Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 07:19:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Be consistent about inserting matching pairs
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:18:01 +0800

M-( makes (). Nice.
M-{ doesn't make {} but instead send one flying.
I suppose they didn't have as many {} in lisp as ()'s when the guy wrote it.
Sigh.

OK, there should be a matching pair variable one could set,
that would bind the rest of them, and even "" '' ``.
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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 37643 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37643: Be consistent about inserting matching pairs
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:07:33 +0200

>>>>> On Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:18:01 +0800, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> said:

    積丹尼> M-( makes (). Nice.
    積丹尼> M-{ doesn't make {} but instead send one flying.
    積丹尼> I suppose they didn't have as many {} in lisp as ()'s when the guy wrote it.
    積丹尼> Sigh.

    積丹尼> OK, there should be a matching pair variable one could set,
    積丹尼> that would bind the rest of them, and even "" '' ``.

Have you tried 'M-x electric-pair-mode'

Robert
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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: 37643-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37643: Be consistent about inserting matching pairs
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 06:28:09 +0800

>>>>> "RP" == Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:

RP> Have you tried 'M-x electric-pair-mode'

It's a deal.
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