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Add some multi-character pairs to some major modes.

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Message #8 received at 79047 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>,
 Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, John Muhl <jm <at> pub.pink>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 79047 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79047: Add some multi-character pairs to some major modes.
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:42:52 +0300

> From: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:04:12 -0600
> 
> Since `electric-pair-mode` now supports multi-character pairs, it would
> be better if some major modes add some of these pairs.
> 
> Before making the patch for this (and to avoid doing another regression
> like bug#77823), here is a list of the modes and their possible pairs:
> 
>  - c-like modes
>      "/*" "*/"
>  - lua-ts-mode
>      "--[" "--]"
>  - texinfo-mode (idk which others one) (based in a Stefan Monnier idea)
>      "``" "''"
>  - lisp-mode (common-lisp-mode)
>     "#|" "|#"
> 
> What do you think?

When discussing in a bug report issues related to some specific
packages, it is usually a good idea to CC the authors/developers of
those packages, because we cannot be sure they track the bug-gnu-emacs
list all the time.

I've now added people who I think are relevant to your proposal.

Thanks.

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