From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Leo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#2887: Suggestions for simple.el Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:26:17 +0100 Organization: University of Cambridge Message-ID: References: <26172.194.144.135.59.1238851923.squirrel@www.hafro.is> <11531.194.144.135.59.1238888128.squirrel@www.hafro.is> Reply-To: Leo , 2887@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 1238942657 3820 80.91.229.12 (5 Apr 2009 14:44:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 14:44:17 +0000 (UTC) To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 05 16:45:35 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 1LqTbI-0001HQ-9Y for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:45:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41627 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTZu-0000ZR-3b for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:44:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTZp-0000ZG-05 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:44:01 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTZj-0000YY-Uk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:44:00 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43785 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTZj-0000YV-Rc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:43:55 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:42052) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LqTZj-0001tK-Bb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:43:55 -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 n35EhmAo007045; Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:43:48 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n35EZ3Ia004214; Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:35:03 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Leo Original-Sender: news Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:35:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 2887 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.12389416082581 (code B ref -1); Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:35:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 5 Apr 2009 14:26:48 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. 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 n35EQhXN002569 for ; Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:26:45 -0700 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTJ4-0000rm-Q9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:26:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTIz-0000rZ-Fl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:26:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53129 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTIz-0000rW-8U for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:26:37 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:53764 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LqTIy-00086b-TY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:26:37 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LqTIv-0000W8-GZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:26:33 +0000 Original-Received: from smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk ([193.60.95.72]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:26:33 +0000 Original-Received: from sdl.web by smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:26:33 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:XN3Yodh3Jowfv5n7dT08TXAgaOY= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:44:00 -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:26916 Archived-At: On 2009-04-05 04:27 +0100, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> `zap-back-to-char' >> `zap-up-to-char' > >> Zapping is typically to delete garbage until some important location. >> The existing `zap-to-char' often deletes the beginning of that >> important location, an opening brace or the like. > > I never use zap-to-char, so I'll let other people judge if that can > be useful. I think those functions are already in emacs. Take a look at its lisp dir, i think it is misc.el. -- .: Leo :. [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ] .: I use Emacs :. www.git-scm.com git - the one true version control system