From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#3395: 23.0.94; Remove colon after option etc. name Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:24:14 -0700 Message-ID: <9D8BCAFE20B943AEB749A91BCDF19420@us.oracle.com> References: <43B19EE291914BCFA51EC5AFA8C91ADB@us.oracle.com> <4A1EAAAA.9030706@gmx.at> <4A1EB10C.7090803@gmx.at> <454F42E7EE4E4D469F610AF5A18AE342@us.oracle.com> <4A1EC5C2.4000309@gmx.at> Reply-To: Drew Adams , 3395@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1243536594 16756 80.91.229.12 (28 May 2009 18:49:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 18:49:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3395@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: "'martin rudalics'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 28 20:49:51 2009 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 1M9kfk-0002lR-Ba for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 May 2009 20:49:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53017 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M9kfj-0008MJ-R4 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 May 2009 14:49:47 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M9kfJ-0007lA-JZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 May 2009 14:49:21 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M9kfE-0007c3-9V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 May 2009 14:49:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48610 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M9kfD-0007bc-Qq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 May 2009 14:49:15 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:35650) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M9kfC-0005b5-QI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 May 2009 14:49:15 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n4SInC5L029851; Thu, 28 May 2009 11:49:12 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n4SIU3rl027337; Thu, 28 May 2009 11:30:03 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 18:30:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3395 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3395-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B3395.124353506226625 (code B ref 3395); Thu, 28 May 2009 18:30:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3395) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 28 May 2009 18:24:22 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from rgminet11.oracle.com (rcsinet11.oracle.com [148.87.113.123]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n4SIOIpV026620 for <3395@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Thu, 28 May 2009 11:24:19 -0700 Original-Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by rgminet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n4SIOp22025963 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 28 May 2009 18:24:53 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt008.oracle.com (abhmt008.oracle.com [141.146.116.17]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n4SIOxba022170; Thu, 28 May 2009 18:24:59 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Thu, 28 May 2009 11:24:08 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <4A1EC5C2.4000309@gmx.at> Thread-Index: Acnft17YOs9hdaZmRUyUVIgwxD1ZpQACbJzA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Source-IP: abhmt008.oracle.com [141.146.116.17] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A09020B.4A1ED6C8.038B:SCFSTAT5015188,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 14:49:20 -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:28274 Archived-At: > > I don't use `variable-at-point'. I do use a command that > > uses Emacs-Lisp symbol > > syntax, which is the right syntax to use here. > > So you request a change of cus-edit.el just because you're not able to > write a command that DTRT here ;-) Don't be ridiculous. No one needs to write a command to accommodate this defect. > >> Commands that do not change the syntax table do get this > >> right. Try, for example, info-lookup on such an item. > >> It should even work for unlispified items. > > > > That's fine, but it is totally unrelated to what I > > reported and requested. > > It is related because it can find things you're not able to find. This bug report is only about what it states: removing the colon. > > This is not about changing the command. It is simply about > > removing the useless colon. Is that too hard? > > It might be. Then I guess you'll have to mark it too hard to fix, and move on. > >> Changing customization code is 100% dangerous. > > > > Don't be ridiculous. You are making, in several separate > > ways, a mountain out of a mole hill. > > Hence code like > (unless (string-match ":" format) > (error "Bad format")) > > in cus-edit.el is something you understand and can explain. I don't understand the question or comment. What's the point?