GNU bug report logs - #62892
proposal to extend mark-sexp to go forward and backward on command

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: ruijie <at> netyu.xyz, 62892 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, drew.adams <at> oracle.com, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: bug#62892: proposal to extend mark-sexp to go forward and backward on command
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:32:56 -0400

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I don't think we could find standard key bindings that are easy enough
to be worth thinking about.

  > > Are you envisioning that users would bind some of these functions
  > > to keys themselves?

  > Yes. This is the main use-case I envisioned.

This is not outright unreasonable.  I still doubt they would
interest many users, and I would not favor documenting these
features fully in the Emacs Manual.

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