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30.0.50; Can we add """ ... """ electric pair in elixir, just like python

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Message #23 received at 62536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Wilhelm Kirschbaum <wkirschbaum <at> gmail.com>
To: Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com>
Cc: "62536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <62536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#62536: 30.0.50; Can we add """ ... """ electric pair in
 elixir, just like python
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2023 19:21:50 +0200

Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com> writes:

>> Will it make sense to also add a newline when closing a 
>> multiline
>> comment/heredoc? It feels smoother to me rather than having to 
>> press
>> enter and then C-o ( open-line ) to position the cursor 
>> correctly?
>
> I agree with you, but I think it might be better to imitate what
> `c-mode` did:
>
> ```c
> int main () {|}
> ```
>
> When `electric-pair-mode` is on, input the left `{`, Emacs helps 
> you
> complete the right `}`. After press enter, your cursor will move 
> to the
> next line and auto-indented according to your offset config:
>
> ```c
> int main () {
>   |
> }
> ```
>
> So how about making it work like this?
>
> ```elixir-ts
> @doc """|"""
>
> # after press enter
> @doc """
>   |
> """
> ```

Yes, I think that is better, let me have a go at it.  I was 
concerned
of doing unsolicited movement with my suggestion of inserting 
newlines.

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