From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@janestreet.com>
Cc: 64518@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64518: 29.0.92; outline-mode sexp movement commands don't follow outline structure
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 14:32:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkm=PRUs-bp8+JVXPg403k4ZUTBapFOMZ6m4MnnfLzJ9tfQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83v8eveg90.fsf@gnu.org>
tags 64518 + wontfix
close 64518
thanks
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> From: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@janestreet.com>
>> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:21:14 -0400
>>
>>
>> Functions like C-M-f (forward-sexp) and C-M-SPC (mark-sexp) are supposed
>> to be configured by individual modes to behave in a way appropriate for
>> that mode. But outline-mode does not do this.
>
> outline-mode is not a programming-language mode, so sexp-related
> commands make no sense for it. It is more related to text-mode.
>
> Outline mode and its derivatives already have motion commands that
> move in terms of headings and trees/subtrees. I see no reason to
> confuse users with some kind of artificial notion of "sexps" applied
> to text.
>
> So I think your feature request is a step in the wrong direction.
I agree, and I'm therefore closing this as wontfix. Sorry.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-07-07 16:21 bug#64518: 29.0.92; outline-mode sexp movement commands don't follow outline structure Spencer Baugh
2023-07-07 18:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-09-07 21:32 ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
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