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From: Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: search-backward returning matches which end after point
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:37:06 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvmskz6pqp.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3422f6c4-3774-4509-b8a9-8390e6261b6c@easy-emacs.de

> When already inside, you could use the thingatpt utility,

thingatpt is not magic.  It has to use the same underlying search
functions, with the same problem Spencer is facing.
IOW it's thingatpt which could use Spencer's solution rather than the reverse.


        Stefan




      reply	other threads:[~2024-08-26 19:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-08-23 14:18 search-backward returning matches which end after point Spencer Baugh
2024-08-24 15:20 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-08-26 14:26   ` Spencer Baugh
2024-08-26 16:54     ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-08-28 13:45       ` Spencer Baugh via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-08-29  1:24         ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-08-26 18:27 ` Andreas Röhler
2024-08-26 19:37   ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]

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