From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jidanni@jidanni.org Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#371: describe-* and M-x should see past quote mark Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:39:54 +0800 Message-ID: <877id2u5cv.fsf@jidanni.org> Reply-To: jidanni@jidanni.org, 371@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1212765788 30831 80.91.229.12 (6 Jun 2008 15:23:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:23:08 +0000 (UTC) To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 06 17:23:50 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1K4dn5-0006Qg-4I for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:23:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49659 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dmI-0008SP-8c for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:22:54 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dlp-0008BA-W8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:22:26 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dln-00089I-Fi for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:22:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44141 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dln-00088W-A3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:22:23 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:40834) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K4dX2-0008Lc-Dl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:07:08 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m56F75ec006800; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:07:06 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m56Et7l8002696; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:55:07 -0700 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Resent-From: jidanni@jidanni.org Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:55:07 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 371 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.1212763523983 (code B ref -1); Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:55:07 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 6 Jun 2008 14:45:23 +0000 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m56EjGux000793 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:45:17 -0700 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dBs-0006cT-CY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:45:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dBr-0006cD-N4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:45:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43448 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4dBr-0006cA-Ey for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:45:15 -0400 Original-Received: from lax-green-bigip-5.dreamhost.com ([208.113.200.5]:41765 helo=blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K4dBr-0004AV-4V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:45:15 -0400 Original-Received: from jidanni1.jidanni.org (122-127-46-14.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.46.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D720914D776 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:45:13 -0700 (PDT) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:22:24 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:18272 Archived-At: If the cursor is upon the ' in 'emacs-version' describe-variable should still prompt for emacs-version. E.g., on many Info pages there are lists of variables `w3m-command-arguments' 'gnus-version' one should be able to use C-n to slide down the edge without needing to advance the cursor one step in order to use C-h v. (OK, one could slide down column 1, but C-v puts us back in column 0. Don't (not) worry, I will file a bug.) Same detection algorithm should apply to C-h f and M-x.