From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:17:31 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7240 <7240@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7240 <7240@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.0.50; backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) Reply-To: bug#7240 <7240@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:17:31 +0000 retitle 7240 24.0.50; backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks do= ctor) reassign 7240 emacs submitter 7240 Wolfgang Jenkner severity 7240 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Oct 18 14:04:42 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Oct 2010 18:04:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P7u4f-0008W4-T9 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:42 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P7sqe-0007uk-4I for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:46:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P7suE-00045I-TW for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:49:51 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:36195) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P7suE-00045E-R6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:49:50 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=53567 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P7suD-00077o-Go for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:49:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P7suC-00044l-6K for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:49:49 -0400 Received: from mx04.lb01.inode.at ([62.99.145.4]:34894 helo=mx.inode.at) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P7suB-00044F-RV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:49:48 -0400 Received: from [85.127.87.65] (port=5409 helo=iznogoud.viz) by smartmx-04.inode.at with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P7su7-000318-80 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:49:43 +0200 Received: from wolfgang by iznogoud.viz with local (Exim 4.72 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1P7su6-00048l-1X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:49:42 +0200 From: Wolfgang Jenkner To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.0.50; backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:49:42 +0200 Message-ID: <85wrpfbg49.fsf@iznogoud.viz> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -4.7 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:39 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.7 (-----) Create a buffer like this ---------- Buffer: foo --------- This sentence follows a newline. ---------- Buffer: foo --------- Set point somewhere after the first character of the second line and type M-a (which runs backward-sentence). Point is now at the beginning of the first line, but it should be at the beginning of the second line (cf. (emacs)Top > Text > Sentences). A somewhat amusing consequence of this bug is that the doctor has been more clueless than usual for quite a while. -------------------------- Buffer: *doctor* -------------------------- I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time you are finished talking, type RET twice. Get lost! Why do you say get lost? -------------------------- Buffer: *doctor* -------------------------- Here speaks her real self again: -------------------------- Buffer: *doctor* -------------------------- I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time you are finished talking, type RET twice. Get lost! My secretary will send you a bill. -------------------------- Buffer: *doctor* -------------------------- The reason is this change diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog index 2c81fc9..cdc35d6 100644 --- a/lisp/ChangeLog +++ b/lisp/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2009-01-12 Alan Mackenzie + + * textmodes/paragraphs.el (forward-sentence): Change limit of + re-search-backward to allow values of `sentence-end' anchored at BOL. + 2009-01-12 Stefan Monnier * tar-mode.el (tar-header-block-tokenize): Properly ignore the version diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el b/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el index 937140b..1d4a274 100644 --- a/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el +++ b/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el @@ -449,7 +449,10 @@ sentences. Also, every paragraph boundary terminates sentences as well." (sentence-end (sentence-end))) (while (< arg 0) (let ((pos (point)) - (par-beg (save-excursion (start-of-paragraph-text) (point)))) + ;; We used to use (start-of-paragraph-text), but this can + ;; prevent sentence-end from matching if it is anchored at + ;; BOL and the paragraph starts indented. + (par-beg (save-excursion (backward-paragraph) (point)))) (if (and (re-search-backward sentence-end par-beg t) (or (< (match-end 0) pos) (re-search-backward sentence-end par-beg t))) I'm not sure that I understand the comment correctly but it seems to describe a case where all text in a paragraph is actually preceded by a sentence-end in the same paragraph, like ------ Buffer: bar ------ Two leading spaces here ------ Buffer: bar ------ with (set (make-local-variable 'sentence-end) "^ ") ;one space (set (make-local-variable 'paragraph-start) " ") ;two spaces If just reverting that change is not an option the following fix is straightforward but not tested very much. Note that this exposes a quirk in start-of-paragraph-text, viz. repeating M-a at the beginning of the buffer foo above moves point to the beginning of the second line. 2010-10-18 Wolfgang Jenkner * textmodes/paragraphs.el (forward-sentence): Fix moving backwards to the beginning of the first sentence in a paragraph. diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el b/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el index 4f1bcef..bcbb3a3 100644 --- a/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el +++ b/lisp/textmodes/paragraphs.el @@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ sentences. Also, every paragraph boundary terminates sentences as well." (or (< (match-end 0) pos) (re-search-backward sentence-end par-beg t))) (goto-char (match-end 0)) - (goto-char par-beg))) + (goto-char opoint) + (start-of-paragraph-text))) (setq arg (1+ arg))) (while (> arg 0) (let ((par-end (save-excursion (end-of-paragraph-text) (point)))) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jul 20 20:02:42 2011 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Jul 2011 00:02:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qjgis-0003LR-Cl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:02:42 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qjgin-0003L8-O4; Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:02:37 -0400 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37690) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qjgih-0006sG-2W; Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:02:27 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: rms@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#9133: 24.0.50; C-x DEL loses on paragraph boundaries References: X-Spook: Leitrim Consul TELINT jihad Legion of Doom Aldergrove Ron X-Ran: 44xFJ(cE$hu4^+&,}_XEjl~;lsO}T?,si"YEssCv3sqqz"[1IgXG?@Jr"@Y (Richard Stallman's message of "Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:43:08 -0400") Message-ID: <4239i0zejx.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control Cc: 9133@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) merge 7240 9133 stop I believe this is another manifestation of http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7240 "backward-sentence sometimes overshoots" From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jul 25 17:55:04 2011 Received: (at 7240) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Jul 2011 21:55:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QlT7A-0005Nl-8Z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:55:04 -0400 Received: from mx10.lb01.inode.at ([62.99.145.10] helo=mx.inode.at) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QlT78-0005NH-2h for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:55:02 -0400 Received: from [85.127.156.12] (port=2229 helo=iznogoud.viz) by smartmx-10.inode.at with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QlT71-00055C-LR; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:54:55 +0200 Received: from wolfgang by iznogoud.viz with local (Exim 4.76 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1QlT70-000Eie-E3; Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:54:54 +0200 From: Wolfgang Jenkner To: 7240@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#7240: 24.0.50; [PATCH] backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:51:00 +0200 References: <85wrpfbg49.fsf@iznogoud.viz> Message-ID: <85k4b6hvpt.fsf@iznogoud.viz> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7240 Cc: acm@muc.de X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) Since there has been recent interest in this (merge with bug#9133), I'd like to point out that there's actually a patch in my original report. Perhaps the author of the change which caused the different behaviour is in the best position to decide the matter, though, so I am CC'ing him hereby :-) Wolfgang From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Sep 22 12:32:02 2011 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Sep 2011 16:32:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R6mBt-0005Ix-Di for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:32:02 -0400 Received: from vm-emlprdomr-05.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.146]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R6mBq-0005Ip-Da for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:31:59 -0400 Received: from furball (dhcp-128-36-168-94.central.yale.edu [128.36.168.94]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-05.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p8MGVaZ9032499 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:31:36 -0400 From: Chong Yidong To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: close 9133 Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:31:36 -0400 Message-ID: <87ehz8pmhj.fsf@stupidchicken.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.146 X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) close 9133 thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Sep 22 14:13:29 2011 Received: (at 7240) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Sep 2011 18:13:29 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R6nm4-0008Kg-Ss for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:13:29 -0400 Received: from mx08.lb01.inode.at ([62.99.145.8] helo=mx.inode.at) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R6nm1-0008KX-Jn for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:13:27 -0400 Received: from [85.127.94.229] (port=12765 helo=iznogoud.viz) by smartmx-08.inode.at with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R6nld-0002nN-Ri for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:13:01 +0200 Received: from wolfgang by iznogoud.viz with local (Exim 4.76 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1R6nlc-0000Ua-QM for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:13:00 +0200 From: Wolfgang Jenkner To: 7240@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#7240: 24.0.50; [PATCH] backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) References: <85wrpfbg49.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85k4b6hvpt.fsf@iznogoud.viz> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:13:00 +0200 Message-ID: <85sjnoe98z.fsf@iznogoud.viz> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7240 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) RMS's last change to backward-sentence leaves that command broken. Create a buffer like this ---------- Buffer: foo --------- This sentence follows some spaces. ---------- Buffer: foo --------- Set point somewhere after the first character of the second line and type M-a (which runs backward-sentence). Point is now at the beginning of the second line, but it should be at the `T' (cf. (emacs)Top > Text > Sentences). Obviously, I suggest reverting that change and applying my patch instead. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Sep 24 08:29:00 2011 Received: (at 7240) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Sep 2011 12:29:00 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7RLm-0005qj-MU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:28:59 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7RLf-0005qN-L4 for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:28:53 -0400 Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7RL9-0008Ou-66; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:28:19 -0400 Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:28:19 -0400 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 From: Richard Stallman To: Wolfgang Jenkner In-reply-to: <85sjnoe98z.fsf@iznogoud.viz> (message from Wolfgang Jenkner on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:13:00 +0200) Subject: Re: bug#7240: 24.0.50; [PATCH] backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) References: <85wrpfbg49.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85k4b6hvpt.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85sjnoe98z.fsf@iznogoud.viz> X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7240 Cc: 7240@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: rms@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Your patch would work correctly. The reason I wanted to do it differently was to avoid finding the start of the paragraph twice. Does it work correctly now? Thanks for making sure we fixed it. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/ From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Sep 24 10:03:41 2011 Received: (at 7240) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Sep 2011 14:03:41 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7SpR-00089g-2r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:03:41 -0400 Received: from mx16.lb01.inode.at ([62.99.145.18] helo=mx.inode.at) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7SpO-00089U-0J for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:03:39 -0400 Received: from [85.127.94.229] (port=4377 helo=iznogoud.viz) by smartmx-16.inode.at with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Sop-0001mY-1W; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:03:03 +0200 Received: from wolfgang by iznogoud.viz with local (Exim 4.76 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Som-0000fI-W1; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:03:01 +0200 From: Wolfgang Jenkner To: rms@gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#7240: 24.0.50; [PATCH] backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) References: <85wrpfbg49.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85k4b6hvpt.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85sjnoe98z.fsf@iznogoud.viz> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:03:00 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:28:19 -0400") Message-ID: <85mxdu11ij.fsf@iznogoud.viz> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7240 Cc: acm@muc.de, 7240@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) Richard Stallman writes: > Your patch would work correctly. The reason I wanted to do it > differently was to avoid finding the start of the paragraph twice. Thank you very much for the explanation (and sorry if I was a bit too blunt)! I note that both you and Alan seem to think that backward-paragraph is not always quite the right thing to use when moving backwards to ahem... a paragraph beginning :-) Wolfgang From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Sep 24 13:31:21 2011 Received: (at 7240) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Sep 2011 17:31:21 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7W4O-0005Ec-Sy for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:31:21 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7W4J-0005EM-JO for 7240@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:31:18 -0400 Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7W3k-0001aF-2D; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:30:40 -0400 Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:30:40 -0400 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 From: Richard Stallman To: Wolfgang Jenkner In-reply-to: <85mxdu11ij.fsf@iznogoud.viz> (message from Wolfgang Jenkner on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:03:00 +0200) Subject: Re: bug#7240: 24.0.50; [PATCH] backward-sentence sometimes overshoots (and breaks doctor) References: <85wrpfbg49.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85k4b6hvpt.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85sjnoe98z.fsf@iznogoud.viz> <85mxdu11ij.fsf@iznogoud.viz> X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7240 Cc: acm@muc.de, 7240@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: rms@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) I note that both you and Alan seem to think that backward-paragraph is not always quite the right thing to use when moving backwards to ahem... a paragraph beginning :-) The point is that the paragraph beginning, in the usual sense, is not the place to move to in this case. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/ From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:17:31 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:24:03 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator