Re: skeleton.el _ versus @, a new patch

[Stefan Monnier]

> Here is a patch to add - as an alternate skeleton character.  - operates
> exactly as _ in setting skeleton-point, but does not interact with the
> region wrapping effects.  This means that @ is completely unaffected and
> remains as just the method of setting the skeleton-positions.
> 
> --- skeleton.el.orig    Sat Jul 14 04:21:08 2001
> +++ skeleton.el Sun Apr 20 15:44:44 2003
> @@ -453,7 +453,8 @@
>         ((eq element '|)
>          (unless skeleton-modified (pop skeleton)))
>         ((eq element '@)
> -        (push (point) skeleton-positions)
> +        (push (point) skeleton-positions))
> +       ((eq element '-)
>          (unless skeleton-point (setq skeleton-point (point))))
>         ((eq 'quote (car-safe element))
>          (eval (nth 1 element)))

I think in that case, we should set skeleton-point unconditionally.


        Stefan