Re: Should not syntax for ?- char be word in text mode?

[Miles Bader]

Lennart Borgman <address@hidden> writes:
> I think text buffers are different.

You are wrong.

> You normally enter text there, not programming symbols.

Don't think of "words" and "symbols" as being rigidly linked to outside
definitions.  There's certainly some connection (thus syntax tables),
but they are also _Emacs_ concepts, and in many cases, that's more
important.  This is one such case.

The preservation of user's intuitions about what commands do, and the
"feel" of movement is far more important than being pedantic about
adherence to dictionary definitions.

My fingers don't lie.

-Miles

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