* bug#40460: 26.3; Make arg of `forward-whitespace' and `forward-symbol' optional
@ 2020-04-06 0:32 Drew Adams
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From: Drew Adams @ 2020-04-06 0:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 40460
I see no reason why these commands are handled differently from
`forward-sexp', `forward-word', etc. Why is their arg not optional?
That makes no difference when they are used interactively, but for Lisp
code, why not make they be like other `forward-<thing>' functions?
In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
of 2019-08-29
Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.18362
Configured using:
`configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
--without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''
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* bug#25439: 24.5; `forward-*' cmds: numeric ARG should always be optional
@ 2017-01-13 16:49 Drew Adams
2021-03-01 15:37 ` bug#40460: 26.3; Make arg of `forward-whitespace' and `forward-symbol' optional Lars Ingebrigtsen
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From: Drew Adams @ 2017-01-13 16:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 25439
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'
In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
`configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'
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* bug#40460: 26.3; Make arg of `forward-whitespace' and `forward-symbol' optional
2017-01-13 16:49 bug#25439: 24.5; `forward-*' cmds: numeric ARG should always be optional Drew Adams
@ 2021-03-01 15:37 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2021-03-01 15:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 25439, 40460
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> 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.
--
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