From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: 358@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#358: dabbrev-abbrev-char-regexp
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:49:53 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <264f932c-e112-42d7-bb9d-d3b26b8b6d7b@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAM-tV-_koqkiF6tL++k-oqoCf51b+F6DFpsvKWsPmNvuT+HubA@mail.gmail.com>
> > Of course, the problem here is that we are talking about expanding
> > `yes-or-no-p', which in Lisp is a Lisp symbol. It would probably
> > be better to talk about using dabbrev in another context, besides
> > Lisp. Then it would be clearer that we are talking only about
> > symbol vs word syntax.
>
> As in, use a C example instead?
>
> For instance, suppose the current buffer is in `c-mode'. If this
> variable is nil or \"\\\\sw\\\\|\\\\s_\", then expanding
> `debug_print_in_' looks for a symbol starting with
> `debug_print_in_'. If you set this variable to \"\\\\sw\", that
> expansion looks for a word prefixed with `in_' (e.g., it would
> match `in_range', but not `in_close_range'). If expanding
> `debug_print_in' it would look for a word starting with
> `in' (e.g. `integer')."
Yep. Thx.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-03-23 21:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-06-04 13:30 bug#358: dabbrev-abbrev-char-regexp Otto Maddox
2008-10-14 1:07 ` Glenn Morris
2008-10-23 1:28 ` Glenn Morris
2011-07-06 17:46 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2017-03-23 18:28 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-03-23 19:42 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-23 20:07 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-03-23 20:24 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-23 20:50 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-03-23 20:58 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-23 21:37 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-03-23 21:49 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2017-03-24 15:19 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-03-26 13:25 ` npostavs
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