GNU bug report logs - #9461
24.0.50; Weird behaviour in "show-paren-mode"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:26:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9461 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9461: 24.0.50; Weird behaviour in "show-parent-mode"
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:39:58 +0200

Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com> writes:

>>From "emacs -Q":
> 1. Create a new buffer: C-x b tmp <RET>
> 2. Turn "show-paren-mode" on: M-x show-paren-mode <RET>
> 3. Write "\(hello\)".
>
> The resulting buffer appearance is shown in the attached file.
>
> Why is Emacs trying to match the first "\" with the last ")"?

Because that's where scan-sexps moves to.

Andreas.

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