From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Syntax of '.' and ':' in man-mode Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:57:38 +0300 Message-ID: References: <87r6zzgm2g.fsf@robotron.kosmorama> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1154541484 22379 80.91.229.2 (2 Aug 2006 17:58:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 17:58:04 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 02 19:58:02 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G8Kyd-0006eN-NR for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:57:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G8Kyd-0004ez-7K for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:57:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1G8KyT-0004es-63 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:57:41 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1G8KyR-0004eN-PX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:57:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G8KyR-0004eJ-Ie for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:57:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.20] (helo=nitzan.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1G8L1b-0002wv-Am for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:00:55 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 (IGLD-80-230-207-151.inter.net.il [80.230.207.151]) by nitzan.inter.net.il (MOS 3.7.3-GA) with ESMTP id EIF08053 (AUTH halo1); Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:57:34 +0300 (IDT) Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-reply-to: <87r6zzgm2g.fsf@robotron.kosmorama> (message from David Hansen on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:05:27 +0200) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:58011 Archived-At: > From: David Hansen > 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?