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From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>,
	10460@debbugs.gnu.org, Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#10460: 24.0.92; css-mode sexp movement
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:35:50 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <877fxav2ft.fsf@tromey.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvd272eci6.fsf-monnier+bug#10460@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:50:58 -0500")

>> When I do this, point moves to the "a".
Stefan> It skipped a "statement".

>> This seems clearly wrong to me
>> -- I think point should be left at the "{".
Stefan> Why?

I was going just by how I "know" emacs works, based on using various
other modes for years and years.  That is, consistency with C mode, js
mode, tcl mode, etc.

The docs also indicate that this is how Emacs works.
From "(emacs) Expressions":

    Each programming language mode has its own definition of a "balanced
    expression".  Balanced expressions typically include individual symbols,
    numbers, and string constants, as well as pieces of code enclosed in a
    matching pair of delimiters.
[...]
       To move forward over a balanced expression, use ‘C-M-f’
    (‘forward-sexp’).  If the first significant character after point is an
    opening delimiter (e.g., ‘(’, ‘[’ or ‘{’ in C), this command moves past
    the matching closing delimiter.  If the character begins a symbol,
    string, or number, the command moves over that.
[...]
       The command ‘C-M-b’ (‘backward-sexp’) moves backward over a balanced
    expression—like ‘C-M-f’, but in the reverse direction.  If the
    expression is preceded by any prefix characters (single-quote, backquote
    and comma, in Lisp), the command moves back over them as well.


I suppose this supplies a bit of wiggle room, if you leniently interpret
"prefix characters".

That said it just seems weird to me that, when point is on "{", if
forward-sexp followed by backward-sexp moves to a different spot,
especially given the above documentation.

Tom





  reply	other threads:[~2014-12-29 16:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-09  1:40 bug#10460: 24.0.92; css-mode sexp movement Leo
2012-01-09  9:45 ` Deniz Dogan
2012-01-17  4:43   ` Leo
2014-12-29  3:53 ` Tom Tromey
2014-12-29 14:50   ` Stefan Monnier
2014-12-29 16:35     ` Tom Tromey [this message]
2014-12-29 19:13       ` Stefan Monnier
2014-12-29 19:20         ` Tom Tromey
2014-12-30  2:46           ` Stefan Monnier
2014-12-30 19:15             ` Tom Tromey
2014-12-30 23:03               ` Stefan Monnier

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