Re: Semantics of font-lock-beginning-of-syntax-function

[Stefan Monnier]

>    It's OK for `syntax-begin-function' (font-lock-beginning-of-syntax-function
>    should be obsoleted) not to move to the very top-level as long as users of
>    syntax-ppss don't depend on it.
> 
> would you recommend something like `backward-up-list' for this?

No.  `backward-up-list' and most other sexp functions blindly
assume that point is outside of any string/comment, so they're
generally not appropriate.


        Stefan