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bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers
From: |
Michael Heerdegen |
Subject: |
bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers |
Date: |
Sat, 22 Jul 2023 02:23:22 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> > > On Thu, Jul 20 2023, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > >> forward-word doesn't seem to be the correct forward-op for numbers.
> > > >
> > > > That depends on the buffer's syntax table, though.
> > >
> > > I am frequently running into similar problems when I deal with numbers,
> > > but the syntax table is not designed for this. Would it make sense if
> > > (forward-thing 'number) temporarily used a customized synatx table?
> >
> > It should use its own function, if you ask me. forward-word is a
> > kludge.
>
> To clarify: I meant that using forward-word in this case is a kludge.
It had been added by Lars when fixing Bug#54555 "number is not an
accepted value for THING in bounds-of-thing-at-point" last year.
Probably just not being aware of this problem with the decimal point.
So: yes, a klugde, it's too simple.
Michael.
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, (continued)
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Eli Zaretskii, 2023/07/21
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Eli Zaretskii, 2023/07/21
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Roland Winkler, 2023/07/21
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Eli Zaretskii, 2023/07/21
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Joseph Turner, 2023/07/22
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Eli Zaretskii, 2023/07/23
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Joseph Turner, 2023/07/23
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Eli Zaretskii, 2023/07/24
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Stefan Monnier, 2023/07/26
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers, Joseph Turner, 2023/07/29
- bug#64739: (forward-thing 'number) doesn't work with decimal numbers,
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