[debbugs-tracker] bug#37334: closed (26.3; doc string of `backward-word')

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> Sat, 7 Sep 2019 11:58:08 -0700 (PDT)
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> This paragraph does not belong in the doc string of `backward-word':
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>  The word boundaries are normally determined by the buffer's
>  syntax table and character script (according to
>  'char-script-table'), but 'find-word-boundary-function-table',
>  such as set up by 'subword-mode', can change that.  If a Lisp
>  program needs to move by words determined strictly by the syntax
>  table, it should use 'backward-word-strictly' instead.  See Info
>  node '(elisp) Word Motion' for details.
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> At most, it should just say "See Info node '(elisp) Word Motion' for
> information about word syntax and word boundaries" - or just "See Info
> node '(elisp) Word Motion'".
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> In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2019-08-29
> Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.17763
> Configured using:
>  `configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
>  --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''
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> tags 37334 notabug
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> > Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2019 11:58:08 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
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> > This paragraph does not belong in the doc string of `backward-word':
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> >  The word boundaries are normally determined by the buffer's
> >  syntax table and character script (according to
> >  'char-script-table'), but 'find-word-boundary-function-table',
> >  such as set up by 'subword-mode', can change that.  If a Lisp
> >  program needs to move by words determined strictly by the syntax
> >  table, it should use 'backward-word-strictly' instead.  See Info
> >  node '(elisp) Word Motion' for details.
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> I see no reason to claim this "doesn't belong", as it clearly _is_
> relevant to word movement.  See also bug#22560 for some additional
> background.
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