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Re: (setq blink-matching-paren-dont-ignore-comments nil) ignored?
From: |
Andrew M. Scott |
Subject: |
Re: (setq blink-matching-paren-dont-ignore-comments nil) ignored? |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:08:13 -0700 |
Richard,
Richard> (
Richard> ;;;;;;;; ( <=== This is skipped
Richard> and insert a ). You will see that this variable takes
Richard> effect.
1. Thanks to the examples provided by you & Mathias Dahl, I now
understand the function of variable
blink-matching-paren-dont-ignore-comments. Thank you both.
2. The current negative logic embodied in the variable name can be
confusing, e.g.:
(setq blink-matching-paren-dont-ignore-comments t)
I think it would be clearer if positive logic were used, e.g.
(setq blink-matching-paren-ignore-comments t)
(setq blink-matching-paren-ignore-comments nil)
with docstring:
blink-matching-paren-ignore-comments is a variable defined in `simple.el'.
Its value is t
Documentation:
*t means `blink-matching-paren' ignores comments.
More precisely, when looking for the matching open parenthesis,
skips the contents of comments that end before point.
3. I also recommend than an example similar to yours/Mathias's in this
thread be added to the (Info-find-node "emacs" "Matching") section.
Thank you,
Andy Scott