GNU bug report logs - #62027
Subject: 29.0.60; Breaking change in forward-sentence/backward-sentence

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Reported by: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> runbox.com>

Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 07:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #49 received at 62027-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Manuel Giraud <manuel <at> ledu-giraud.fr>
Cc: simenheg <at> runbox.com, 62027-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mardani29 <at> yahoo.es
Subject: Re: bug#62027: Subject: 29.0.60; Breaking change in
 forward-sentence/backward-sentence
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:51:35 +0200

> From: Manuel Giraud <manuel <at> ledu-giraud.fr>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  mardani29 <at> yahoo.es,
>   62027-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:38:03 +0100
> 
> Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> runbox.com> writes:
> 
> > Thanks for the quick fix!
> >
> > Should perhaps the return values of
> > `forward-sentence'/`backward-sentence' be documented to prevent this
> > from happening again?
> 
> Why not: Hyrum's law might have won here.  But OTOH in master,
> 'forward-sentence' is a now call to 'forward-sentence-function' that
> could be changed by the user.  Maybe should we document
> 'forward-sentence-default-function'?

I see no reason to document that.
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