From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Beginning of Word Predicate Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:16:56 -0800 Message-ID: <20051017031656.GE1803@johnsons-web.com> References: <87d5m4kiy6.fsf@robotron.ath.cx> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1129518692 19162 80.91.229.2 (17 Oct 2005 03:11:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:11:32 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Oct 17 05:11:31 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ERLOH-0007Ef-MF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:10:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ERLOH-0002cl-49 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:10:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ERLO3-0002cC-Ol for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:10:07 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ERLO1-0002bX-UT for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:10:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ERLO1-0002bN-PZ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:10:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [208.218.214.44] (helo=ns3.cniweb.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1ERLO1-0003HC-Ke for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:10:05 -0400 Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (rdbck-static-445.palmer.mtaonline.net [64.4.232.191]) by ns3.cniweb.net (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id j9H39x0b027540 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:10:00 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (localhost.johnson.com [127.0.0.1]) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j9H3GuDs015761 for ; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:16:56 -0800 Original-Received: (from tim@localhost) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id j9H3GuDg015759 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:16:56 -0800 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: Tim Johnson , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87d5m4kiy6.fsf@robotron.ath.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:30269 Archived-At: * David Hansen [051016 18:23]: > On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:32:13 -0800 Tim Johnson wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me if there is an elisp function that > > determines whether the cursor is on the beginning of a > > word (ie, bolp or char-before point equals whitespace))? > > (looking-at "\\<") Aha! Of course. thanks tj -- Tim Johnson http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com