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Re: show-paren-when-point-inside-paren
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carlmarcos |
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Re: show-paren-when-point-inside-paren |
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Mon, 20 Jun 2022 15:10:36 +0200 (CEST) |
Jun 20, 2022, 10:58 by eliz@gnu.org:
>> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:29:52 +0200 (CEST)
>> From: carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
>> <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
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>> Have been trying out
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>> (setq show-paren-when-point-inside-paren t)
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>> This only works when cursor is just inside the opening parens. Is this how
>> it is supposed to work?
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> Yes.
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>> The name itself has tendency for confusion.
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> You are supposed to read the doc string, not just the name. Names
> cannot be too long, because it becomes inconvenient. And the doc
> string explicitly answers your question.
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Could this simply be included as a style for `show-paren-style`? Showing the
parens
wherever point you are in paren would also be useful.