Subject: Re: bug#74415: 29.4; mouse-start-end does not respect syntax-table text properties

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:15:12 -0500

> Stefan, is there any reason not to use syntax-after everywhere in
> mouse.el?

Not that I can think of, no.
AFAIU, this code simply predates `syntax-after`.

        Stefan