From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Syntax of '.' and ':' in man-mode
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:57:38 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ubqr3m359.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r6zzgm2g.fsf@robotron.kosmorama> (message from David Hansen on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:05:27 +0200)
> From: David Hansen <david.hansen@gmx.net>
> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:05:27 +0200
>
> are there any reasons why '.' and ':' have word syntax in
> man mode?
Because some man pages have these characters in their names (I believe
there's a comment to that effect in man.el), and man.el picks up the
word around point to provide the cross-reference feature, whereby you
can jump to the referenced man page.
Why is that a problem?
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2006-08-02 16:05 Syntax of '.' and ':' in man-mode David Hansen
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2006-08-02 19:07 ` David Hansen
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