From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#40460: 26.3; Make arg of `forward-whitespace' and `forward-symbol' optional Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:37:58 +0100 Message-ID: <87r1ky51gp.fsf@gnus.org> References: <218b8b86-40aa-4f43-b967-31a6759db97d@default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="23181"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 25439@debbugs.gnu.org, 40460@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 01 16:39:13 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkdc-0005v9-Lv for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:39:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58570 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkdb-0007Sp-NS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:39:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33868) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkdS-0007Ns-P7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:39:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:38904) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkdS-000545-Gg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:39:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkdS-0007J0-E8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:39:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:39:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 40460 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 40460-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B40460.161461309027999 (code B ref 40460); Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:39:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 40460) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Mar 2021 15:38:10 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50444 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkcc-0007HW-7F for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:38:10 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:44310) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkca-0007HE-8s; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:38:08 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=No8qK1/HMMUQZXmecCEl8UR+n9m64l0j7GfcAWHTZxk=; b=SfYAfckJvWUmFHGWM9N1lxiX9P 1o8My1nPiTf27I+QwK0A0uOoJZem+mYHQU5sdNtjm12QuGrQSZRSI/S6yeHznPPp3iSxx9BNU0wCw DjkMLrLES+LjTfkXhxl5KTXl8FphEVcWsFiH5QtZUV0WgQrYXjmxaK5KXcU5Mb/GGLrk=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.220.105.getinternet.no ([84.212.220.105] helo=xo) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lGkcR-0003F2-2s; Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:38:01 +0100 X-Now-Playing: Stephen Mallinder's _Um Dada_: "Flashback" In-Reply-To: <218b8b86-40aa-4f43-b967-31a6759db97d@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:49:03 -0800 (PST)") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:201112 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > The numeric argument to most `forward-*' commands is optional, > defaulting to 1. This should be the case in general. These three > commands require their ARG, but they should not. It should be > optional and default to 1. > > `forward-button' > `forward-symbol' > `forward-whitespace' It's true that this is somewhat inconsistent -- but I also think it's a mistake that the other `forward-*' functions have an optional argument. So I don't think making these follow that pattern is a move in the right direction, and I'm closing this bug report. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no