From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: uzibalqa Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Shortening words with multiple rules Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:08:32 +0000 Message-ID: References: <86tu6c4lg1.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: uzibalqa Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="689"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor To: Arash Esbati Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 16 12:12:55 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1oNtZ8-000AXB-Rf for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:12:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45322 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oNtZ7-0003Rc-Se for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:12:53 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47746) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oNtVE-0007wD-2i for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:08:52 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-40132.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.132]:50151) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oNtV7-0003Cx-1r for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:08:50 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=proton.me; s=protonmail; t=1660644521; x=1660903721; bh=hwheITz0BXpRf7VMLPjE1WdQcOFkP3aTzN0OyMuOvUk=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Reply-To:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To: References:Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To: Feedback-ID:Message-ID; b=QkSbhaPXZ0cfYwlOL3QRctA66NlTIrRBcQcv7bx2kaqw1Nn9qpjaqIt8o4lPKs8CD OcNXz9C/p49As1fJThwHr+s6PagNZOlxvhYIlt25oQG0hE0y7k+Gt/IoKIttVuWey7 64+iBdfE9W/3f13vnMmRClyknscbKGXATHnt1OSadjaA6g3JldMQlAFAV+LaPDJofu owQYpISbj43+sb5O7pvL8V0JxTuryZ4Yy1lrsNk7NeOcEeunbkXms8MBJ6OPcJ1Xya x2xhxiYBbm5FZLnBboqt43fDyofrOLjqY+MgVjLojkEnc95qVslTxu54TCnmxIkCDX gc6/zfPOKehuw== In-Reply-To: <86tu6c4lg1.fsf@gnu.org> Feedback-ID: 52887082:user:proton Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.40.132; envelope-from=uzibalqa@proton.me; helo=mail-40132.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:138890 Archived-At: ------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 at 8:55 AM, Arash Esbati wrot= e: > uzibalqa via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor help-gnu-emacs@gnu.= org writes: > > > The following function shortens words according to specific rules. The = specific > > rule for the function is to replace a word beginning with the character= sequence > > `cog',` col', `com',` con', `cor',` coun', or `cum', and replacing the = match by the letter` k'. > > > > How can I have a function that is able to perform a number of rules rat= her than > > just a single one. > > > Does this template help? It does help a lot. How would a match at the end of word (matching "ley" "= ily" "ly") look like, with your scheme? > (defun shorten-word () > "Shortens a word according to specific rules." > (interactive) > (let* ((bounds (bounds-of-thing-at-point 'word)) > (s (car bounds)) > (case-fold-search nil) > (p (point-marker))) > (when s > (goto-char s) > (cond ((looking-at (regexp-opt '("cog" "col" "com" "con" > "cor" "cum" "coun") > "\\<\\(")) > (replace-match "k")) > ;; Other rules > (t nil)) > (goto-char p)) > (set-marker p nil))) > > Best, Arash