bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' returns error when called with arguments 'number t)

[Andreas Röhler]

On 04.11.2016 21:21, Drew Adams wrote:
> > > 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).

AFAIU the symbol-at-point-as-symbol idea and thing-at-point are two 
different conceptions.

BTW can't see a use-case of form-at-point for know - while having some 
in mind ;)

Thanks,
Andreas