GNU bug report logs - #5588
23.1.50; C-M-d inside string in Lisp mode gets me out of string into unrelated sexp

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Tobias C. Rittweiler" <tcr <at> freebits.de>

Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:52:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 3416

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: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "Tobias C. Rittweiler" <tcr <at> freebits.de>, 5588 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5588: 23.1.50;	C-M-d inside string in Lisp mode gets me out of string into	unrelated sexp
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:58:31 +0100

Glenn Morris wrote:
> forcemerge 3416 5588
> stop
> 
> "Tobias C. Rittweiler" wrote:
> 
>> Move point inside the string "foo", and press C-M-d.
> 
> As pointed out in http://debbugs.gnu.org/3416#10,
> C-h f down-list says:
> 
>   This command assumes point is not in a string or comment.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Nonetheless, from a users view, think it's a major inconvenience.
Would qualify it as a bug mentioned in the docu.

Suggest leaving this report open, until someone cures it.

Andreas
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 14 days ago.

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