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bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value |
Date: |
Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:05:15 +0200 |
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:29:24 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: lekktu@gmail.com, 15117@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org
>
> I would like to see functions that are purely motion functions
> return `point', the destination position, unless there is a more
> useful return value (as is already the case for a function such as
> `forward-comment' or `forward-button').
That's a different issue: you are asking to change the functions
rather than to document what they currently do. Let's stay with the
latter.
> And document that return value. Here are some candidates, for a
> start (likewise, their backward relatives, and other relatives,
> such as `up-list', `down-list', `backward-up-list'...).
>
> forward-char
Returns nil, so I don't see what is there to document.
> forward-list ; already returns `point'
> forward-page ; returns count
Returns nil, not count.
> forward-same-syntax
Returns nil.
> forward-sentence
> forward-sexp
Returns nil.
> forward-symbol
> forward-thing
Always returns t, so not interesting.
> forward-to-indentation
The value is random, so not interesting
> forward-visible-line
Always nil.
> forward-whitespace
> forward-word
Value is documented.
Looks like only 4 functions of the list return something non-trivial.
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, (continued)
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2014/02/09
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Stefan Monnier, 2014/02/10
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Juanma Barranquero, 2014/02/10
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Drew Adams, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Drew Adams, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Drew Adams, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Drew Adams, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Andreas Röhler, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Drew Adams, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Andreas Röhler, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Juanma Barranquero, 2014/02/11
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Glenn Morris, 2014/02/10
- bug#15117: 24.3.50; doc of `(forward|backward)-*': state return value, Stefan Monnier, 2014/02/10