From: "Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 3416@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#3416: down-list
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 22:20:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A2043A2.7030603@easy-emacs.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv7hzzn5jq.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org>
Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> you are right. Nonetheless, as strings are common
>> elements of lists, not just in Python, its such an
>> inconvenience, it qualifies as bug in my eyes.
>>
>
> Agreed. As it stands `down-list' does what it is documented to do, but
> it is not always the best thing to do. Same holds for `forward-sexp'
> and several other friends.
>
> I think these need to be split into functions (that keep the current
> name and behavior) and commands (with new names), where the commands can
> then be modified to be more clever about guessing the start state
> (presumably using syntax-ppss) and doing something useful with it.
>
>
> Stefan
>
>
IMHO `down-list' it simply may work as the name says. Limitation
mentioned in doku may
be removed.
Behavior of `forward-sexp' is erratic for me, so I didn't use it.
Probably it pays to reflect what it should do.
Thanks all
Andreas
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-29 20:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-05-29 13:13 bug#3416: down-list Andreas Roehler
2009-05-29 14:49 ` martin rudalics
2009-05-29 16:50 ` Andreas Röhler
2009-05-29 17:10 ` martin rudalics
2009-05-29 18:04 ` Andreas Röhler
2009-05-29 18:13 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-29 20:20 ` Andreas Röhler [this message]
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