Re: [External] : Re: Adding custom providers for thingatpt.el (was: [PATCH] Add support for 'thing-at-point' to get URL at point)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 09:10:59 -0700
> Cc: yantar92@posteo.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> From: Jim Porter <jporterbugs@gmail.com>
> 
> On 5/7/2024 5:20 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > I disagree.  These functions are nowadays the basis of many
> > interactive features, and users are usually mightily confused by the
> > fine print of what "at point" means technically in Emacs.  The current
> > operation is much easier for users to grasp mentally by observing the
> > position of the cursor, whether it's on or just after the "thing".
> 
> At the risk of veering off-topic (I mainly care about adding 
> 'bounds-of-thing-at-point-provider-alist' and 
> 'forward-thing-provider-alist'), would adding a new optional STRICT 
> argument to 'thing-at-point' and friends be an ok resolution for 
> everyone? This argument would enable Drew's proposed behavior. That way, 
> users get all the nice behavior by default just like today, and 
> programmers who require strict correctness in their code also have an 
> option.

If enough people want the other behavior, I won't object to supporting
that as well as an option.