From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: MON KEY Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6390: Should not regexp-quote quote newline? Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:19:17 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1276230511 5568 80.91.229.12 (11 Jun 2010 04:28:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:28:31 +0000 (UTC) To: 6390@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 11 06:28:27 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMvr1-0005JG-K6 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:28:27 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40436 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OMvr0-0008Qm-UM for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:28:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=53610 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OMvqr-0008PK-QM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:28:18 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMvqq-0006em-MH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:28:17 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:35211) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMvqq-0006eg-Ky for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:28:16 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMvis-00025Q-MT; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:20:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Resent-From: MON KEY Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:20:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6390 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6390-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6390.12762299638008 (code B ref 6390); Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:20:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6390) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jun 2010 04:19:23 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMviE-000257-Vb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:19:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-gw0-f44.google.com ([74.125.83.44]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OMviD-000252-Gh for 6390@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:19:22 -0400 Original-Received: by gwj16 with SMTP id 16so475177gwj.3 for <6390@debbugs.gnu.org>; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:19:18 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.151.93.21 with SMTP id v21mr2589782ybl.297.1276229957961; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:19:17 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.151.10.5 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:19:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Sender-Auth: X__6KeuuR93y-tHU5XZjQYAQeMk X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:20:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:37688 Archived-At: > Unfortunately print-escape-newlines does not quote tab, only newline > and form-feed. This is not at all unfortunate. > Which in my opinion is a bug. Which would make you wrong. (describe-variable 'print-escape-newlines) ,---- | Non-nil means print newlines in strings as `\n'. | Also print formfeeds as `\f'. `---- Where is \t mentioned? > Is there any objections to this change? Sure. I object on the grounds that what you propose is madness. But, if others do agree with the proposed changed may I suggest then that we also replace newline with SPACE that way we needn't needlessly concern ourselves with vertical motion in general... -- /s_P\