--- skeleton.el.orig	Sat Jul 14 04:21:08 2001
+++ skeleton.el	Wed May  7 08:56:30 2003
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@
 
 	\\n	go to next line and indent according to mode
 	_	interesting point, interregion here
+	-	interesting point, no interregion interaction, overrides
+		interesting point set by _
 	>	indent line (or interregion if > _) according to major mode
 	@	add position to `skeleton-positions'
 	&	do next ELEMENT iff previous moved point
@@ -270,8 +272,8 @@
 	resume:	skipped, continue here if quit is signaled
 	nil	skipped
 
-After termination, point will be positioned at the first occurrence
-of _ or @ or at the end of the inserted text.
+After termination, point will be positioned at the last occurrence of -
+or at the first occurrence of _ or at the end of the inserted text.
 
 Further elements can be defined via `skeleton-further-elements'.  ELEMENT may
 itself be a SKELETON with an INTERACTOR.  The user is prompted repeatedly for
@@ -295,6 +297,13 @@
 	input	initial input (string or cons with index) while reading str
 	v1, v2	local variables for memorizing anything you want
 
+Note that the internal skeleton processing modifies the first occurrence
+of str in each skeleton into a lisp form to set str to the value of
+`skeleton-read' called with the first skeleton list element.  Thus, if
+you intend to use the value of str in a complex lisp expression, it is
+best to simply inert the value first and then use it in a quoted lisp
+expression or one which returns nil (as in (progn (blah...) nil) )..
+
 When done with skeleton, but before going back to `_'-point call
 `skeleton-end-hook' if that is non-`nil'."
   (let ((skeleton-regions regions))
@@ -448,13 +457,14 @@
 		    (end-of-line 0)))
 	   (or skeleton-point
 	       (setq skeleton-point (point)))))
+	((eq element '-)
+	 (setq skeleton-point (point)))
 	((eq element '&)
 	 (when skeleton-modified (pop skeleton)))
 	((eq element '|)
 	 (unless skeleton-modified (pop skeleton)))
 	((eq element '@)
-	 (push (point) skeleton-positions)
-	 (unless skeleton-point (setq skeleton-point (point))))
+	 (push (point) skeleton-positions))
 	((eq 'quote (car-safe element))
 	 (eval (nth 1 element)))
 	((or (stringp (car-safe element))