GNU bug report logs - #51032
29.0.50; Choices for blink-matching-paren

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 12:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Daniel Martín <mardani29 <at> yahoo.es>
To: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 51032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#51032: 29.0.50; Choices for blink-matching-paren
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:25:10 +0200

Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org> writes:

>
> Is there a specific reason why users cannot choose this feature
>
>     With any other non-nil value, the off-screen position of the opening
>     paren will be shown in the echo area.
>
> via customize interface?  Currently, one has to do
>
>    (setq blink-matching-paren 'show)
>
> in the init file to get that behavior.  Or am I missing something?
>

I wonder if the documentation is correct.  The off-screen position of an
open paren is shown in the echo area when the variable is non-nil and
not 'jump-offscreen (and of course the open paren is off-screen).

I don't see how 'show is treated differently than t.
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