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Man-default-man-entry's current-word frail
From: |
Dan Jacobson |
Subject: |
Man-default-man-entry's current-word frail |
Date: |
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:15:44 +0800 |
/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root 43772 2002-10-19 09:21 man.el
Man-default-man-entry has problems:
(current-word) will be different depending on which kind of buffer we
are in.
My idea of potential man page names includes embedded periods, and
excludes pipes.
How could a pipe symbol be part of a man page name?
Embedded periods will sometimes split words depending on the mode we
are in.
There should be a refinement of the scope of potential man page names,
and indeed, there should be a variable to put this regexp into the
hands of the user if the default is unworthy.
And there should be shielding so current-word isn't affected by the
current mode. Perhaps turn on Man mode while the function is running.
- Man-default-man-entry's current-word frail,
Dan Jacobson <=