Re: [PATCH] Re: Algorithm in electric-pair--unbalanced-strings-p unsuitable for CC Mode

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hello, Stefan.

On Mon, Jul 08, 2019 at 11:49:54 -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > I have an idea how to make C-M-* work in these bogus multi-line strings,
> > but it's going to take more than a couple of days to implement.  It
> > involves only having the pertinent string fence syntax-table text
> > properties present during fontification and CC Mode's
> > before/after-change-functions.

> While I'm not completely sure what this will look like, my gut reaction
> to this description is "Yuck!!  Ugly hack to workaround breakage
> introduced by other ugly hack!"

Don't knock it - it's working, and will give João what he wants whilst
preserving correct fontification.  Although it is not yet in a state
where I want to post a patch on this list.

[ .... ]

>         Stefan

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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).