GNU bug report logs - #50894
Disable show-paren-mode in special modes

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:21:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 50895

Found in version 28.0.50

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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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "50894 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <50894 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#50894: [External] : bug#50894: Disable show-paren-mode in special modes
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:58:35 +0300

>> If you read a book where every paren is emphasized,
>> what would you think about the author?
>
> If I read that book in a reader app, I'd look to
> see if that was a visualization option - but only
> if I didn't find it useful.
>
> We cater to users.  We give them optional behaviors.
> Some such we turn on by default.  Some users don't
> like the default behaviors, so they customize.
>
> Nothing new.

The question is whether emphasizing the parens at the
first line of 'C-h C-h' was an intentional change or not.
If not, then it's a bug.
This bug report was last modified 2 years and 317 days ago.

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