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bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' returns error when called with argumen
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' returns error when called with arguments 'number t) |
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Fri, 4 Nov 2016 13:21:51 -0700 (PDT) |
> > Is there a need to pick symbols from a buffer as symbols?
> > Don't know. My use-case is editing and strings are the suitable
> > format.
>
> Of course there is. And not just symbols, but numbers, lists...
Sorry for the confusion. I was thinking of `list-at-point' etc.,
and not `thing-at-point', which always returns a string (or it
should, at least - see my previous msg).
bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' returns error when called with arguments 'number t), Drew Adams, 2016/11/04
bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/07